Sparkling! Lighthearted! Wickedly Witty!

If these aren't terms you normally associate with Victorian poetry, you're in for a treat, because this is exactly what you'll find in our collections!

These gems will never appear in leading academic poetry anthologies. They won't show up in collections of meaningful, "significant" verse. You'll find them, instead, in the editorial pages and "back of the book" sections of Victorian magazines, under headings like "Bric-a-Brac" or "In a Lighter Vein." You'll find them in faded Victorian scrapbooks, lovingly collected from newspapers across the country. And now, you'll find them here!

This collection brings you over 250 sparkling, lighthearted, witty, and sometimes downright silly Victorian verses in six delightful volumes. These are the poems Victorians wrote for people like themselves - and like you and me. People who struggled to pay the bills, cope with the kids, frolic with the pets, and try to make sense out of life in general.

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	Animal Antics If you love animals, you'll love this collection of Victorian poetry about the antics of the animal kingdom! This collection captures the Victorian love of animals in a unique assembly of poetry that has never been anthologized before. Enjoy odes to dogs, cats, horses, and even a few barnyard beasts and birds (including an over-ambitious pullet). Discover how Mother Hubbard handled her hungry hound, find out what your cat is really thinking, see how a wise king handles a boastful butterfly, and read a poet's threat to the snails in his garden! Filled with wit, humor, and quite a few awful puns! Available in print and Kindle editions • Preview it!
	Poems for Writers & Book-Lovers Here's a collection of Victorian poems for folks who understand that "books we must have though we lack bread!" And you don't have to be a writer to enjoy these delightful complaints about the woes of the writing life. Here, poets bemoan everything from the glacial slowness of editors to publish their work, to the lightning speed with which rejection slips arrive. It's a reminder that even some of the "big names" in poetry (like Oliver Wendell Holmes and Andrew Lang) had the same struggles we writers face today. Whether you write books or just love to read them, you'll want to add this book to your collection! Available in print and Kindle editions • Preview it!
	Seasons, Santas & Country Life Explore Victorian views of country life both silly and sentimental in this charming poetry collection. Catch a glimpse of a summer afternoon in the country. Pause for a moment to listen to the murmur of wind and the song of a cricket in a New England pasture. Enjoy memories of grandmother's house. Take a stroll through the woods on a rainy day. Discover the difficulties of the farmer - and the farmer's wife. Discover why November is such a dreary month! Then, enjoy odes to Thanksgiving and Christmas by such poets as Sir Walter Scott and Charles Dickens. Learn how to make the perfect pumpkin pie and write the perfect letter to Santa. Most of all, enjoy a season in the country! Available in print and Kindle editions • Preview it!
	Wit & Whimsy This is the ultimate collection for people who think they don't like poetry. Step inside, and take a ride in the devil's balloon. Enjoy a hilarious lesson in British history. Spend a lazy afternoon in a Canadian canoe. Experience the best - and worst - of picnic day. Say farewell to "The Country Washerwoman." Explore a fashionable china collection. Get a glimpse of life in a boarding house. Find out who lives in the mysterious mansion "next door." Discover who actually won - "The Lady, or the Tiger?" Enjoy a spelling bee in the Old West (if you dare). Learn why too much exercise might not be a good thing. This collection is proof that the Victorian era was, in fact, full of laughs - and you will be too! Available in print and Kindle editions • Preview it!
	Family Frolics If there's one thing that holds true for family life, it's... chaos! Fortunately, chaos offers endless inspiration for some truly hysterical poetry. For example, do you have "That Boy" or "That Girl" in your home? You'll soon recognize them in this collection! Then there's the chaos of cleaning house - or worse, moving it! Find out what happens when you bring home a fancy painting - and now the rest of the furniture just won't do! Explore some cooking tips and "culinary couplets." Find out why Pappa can't compete with "Little Mamma," and who is really the "head of the house." Discover why a burglar should think twice before stealing a young wife's angel-food cake. See what life is like without a servant. These rhymes of home and family will keep you giggling! Available in print and Kindle editions • Preview it!
	Of Romance & Bluestockings As this delightful collection demonstrates, the course of true love rarely runs smoothly! In this volume, you'll get a Victorian glimpse of Cupid as reporter, meet a woman whose marriage depends upon her pearly teeth, and find out who, on Valentine's day, is the most "sought-after" man of all! You'll also meet the "new" Victorian woman - the bluestocking, the Girton Girl, the Crystal Gazer - all interesting challenges for the Victorian suitor! Discover the perils of building "castles in Spain," meet the remarkable Advertising Girl, find out how a Frenchman seeks his hat and gains a wife, and get a look at an unusual agricultural courtship. You'll fall in love with this collection! Available in print and Kindle editions • Preview it!

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