Borth Lyrics

Thring, Edward, 1821-1887Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 22K words
Chapters: 3

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Borth Lyrics by Edward ThringAuthor: Thring, Edward, 1821-1887,Language: English, Class: PR: Language and Literatures: English literature, Release Date: Mar 10, 2015

Editor's review

Borth Lyrics is a verse work by the English educator and clergyman Edward Thring (1821–1887), released by Project Gutenberg as a public-domain e-book. Thring spent much of his life in school education, and his writing often shows strong moral concerns and a feeling for nature. This work is written in verse and is short, making it a small sample for understanding Victorian English poetry. Its value lies not in grand narrative but in rhythm and lyric mode: readers can observe nineteenth-century English verse conventions of diction, syntax, and sound arrangement, and it is also useful for studying how educators of the time used poetry to express feeling and belief. As a public-domain electronic text, it is easy to obtain and suits extensive reading in English poetry or short-text analysis in the classroom. Note that its themes and expressions bear clear marks of their time; read it in the context of nineteenth-century British social and religious life rather than judging it by contemporary standards.

Who it's for

A good fit for

General readers interested in Victorian English poetry
English majors using it as supplementary material for analyzing verse language
Enthusiasts of literary history studying nineteenth-century British educators' writing
Learners who want to practice close reading with short public-domain texts

Not a good fit for

Readers expecting plot-driven narrative or a novel-like experience
Readers unaccustomed to verse or impatient with poetic form
Beginners seeking modern annotations and detailed background introductions

Reading tips

Read through once for rhythm and feeling, then go section by section with a dictionary, marking unfamiliar Victorian usage.
Read alongside material on nineteenth-century British religion and education to understand the moral and nature imagery.
Choose one or two poems to read aloud repeatedly and feel the rhythm and rhyme of English verse.
For classroom use, have students compare diction and syntax with other English poets of the same period.

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Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

Project Gutenberg is a digital publishing project focused on public-domain ebooks. Its publishing direction centers on classic literary works whose copyright has expired, covering genres such as poetry, drama, fiction, and epic. Representative books include Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge, Proust's Du côté de chez Swann, Shakespeare's Macbeth and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Homer's The Iliad, Dante's La Divina Comèdia: Purgatòri, Cervantes's The History of Don Quixote, Volume 2, and Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. Its author resources consist mainly of classic Western writers such as Wordsworth, Proust, Shakespeare, Homer, Dante, Cervantes, Grahame, and Tolstoy. Its publishing feature is the provision of freely accessible ebooks in EPUB and Kindle formats; it is not a traditional publisher, and publicly available information is limited.

FAQ

What kind of work is this book?

It is a verse work by Edward Thring, belonging to Victorian poetry, released by Project Gutenberg as a public-domain e-book. It is short and suitable for brief reading and language analysis.

Can I read it without a poetry background?

Yes, but it takes some patience. Read through first for rhythm, then work through it section by section with a dictionary. If you are unfamiliar with verse forms, start with the shorter poems and do not expect to grasp every allusion and background detail at once.

What background should I know before reading?

A basic understanding of nineteenth-century British religious atmosphere, educational environment, and attitudes toward nature is helpful. Thring was an educator and clergyman, and the poems often touch on morality and faith; background knowledge helps grasp his intent.

How is the e-book best read?

Public-domain electronic text is easy to search and copy, and suits annotation on a computer or e-reader. Mark unfamiliar words and rhymes as you read, and you may print individual poems for reading aloud or classroom discussion.

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Thring, Edward, 1821-1887 Author · British · 1821–1887

Edward Thring (1821–1887) was a British educator and served as headmaster of Uppingham School. He advocated cultivating character through school self-government, sports, and boarding life, an approach representative of English public-school education in his time. The library holds one of his works, Borth Lyrics, a collection of poetry whose subjects are largely tied to nature and school life; its plain, rhythmic language reflects his belief in educating through everyday experience. As public information is limited, details of his life and the full scope of his work remain difficult to describe, yet the surviving work and his educational ideas still reveal a consistent emphasis on character formation and practical living, which exerted some influence on later public-school thought.