A Second Series Of Fleet Street Eclogues (1896)

A Second Series of Fleet Street Eclogues is a collection of poems written by John Davidson and published in 1896. The book is a continuation of Davidson's earlier work, Fleet Street Eclogues, which was published in 1893. The poems in this collection are written in the form of eclogues, a type of pastoral poetry that originated in ancient Greece and Rome.The poems in A Second Series of Fleet Street Eclogues are set in London's Fleet Street, a hub of journalism and publishing in the late 19th century. The characters in the poems are journalists, editors, and other literary figures who work in the area. The poems explore themes of love, politics, and the struggles of the working class.Davidson's writing style is characterized by its use of vivid imagery and language. His poems often have a melancholic tone and deal with themes of alienation and disillusionment. Many of the poems in A Second Series of Fleet Street Eclogues are written in a conversational style, with characters speaking to each other in a naturalistic way.Overall, A Second Series of Fleet Street Eclogues is a notable work of late 19th-century poetry that offers a unique perspective on life in Victorian London.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.