Books with author Robert Frost

An unparalleled illustrated collection of the work of one of America’s most beloved poets. Featuring the full contents of Robert Frost's first three volumes of poetry—A Boy's Will, North of Boston, and Mountain Interval—this superbly designed collection is a testament to the beauty of the master’s writing. It gathers more than 100 of Frost’s most renowned poems, including “Mending Wall,” “The Road Not Taken,” and “The Death of the Hired Man.” With illustrations by Thomas Nason, it will be a treasured addition to any home library.

Winner of four Pulitzer Prizes for his poetry, Robert Frost is best remembered for his depictions of early 20th century rural New England life and for his command of American colloquial speech. Criticized by some as being out of touch with the Modernist movement in poetry exemplified by contemporaries such as T. S. Eliot and E. E. Cummings, it is probably in fact his adherence to traditionalism that so endeared him to his fans. Literary critic Randall Jarrell described Frost as one of “the greatest of the American poets of [the 20th] century” whose works were serious and honest and although often dealt with rather simple subjects were underlaid with an intense thematic complexity. For example the title poem of this collection “The Road Not Taken” is often interpreted as one about regret over choices not made and exemplifying the benefit of not following the crowd. Frost implied that it is however a comment about indecision and finding meaning in inconsequential decisions. Collected together here are three of Frost’s earliest collections, “A Boy’s Will”, first published in 1913, “North of Boston”, first published in 1914, and “Mountain Interval”, first published in 1916. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.

This present volume from Coyote Canyon Press republishes all three of Robert Frost's first collections originally published in the United States by Henry Holt and Company, New York. In 1913, Robert Frost published A BOY'S WILL, his first collection of poems, a series of sharply rendered scenes of New England rural life. A second volume, NORTH OF BOSTON, followed in 1914 and contained some of Frost's most brilliant and best-loved works: "Mending Wall," "After Apple-Picking," "The Death of the Hired Man," "Home Burial," and "Birches." In 1916 Frost followed up these two volumes with MOUNTAIN INTERVAL, which included many of his most moving poems: "An Old Man's Winter Night," "The Hill Wife," and "The Road Not Taken." The explanatory notes reveal Frost's complex relation to modern and classical poetic traditions, his knowledge of science and philosophy, and his tremendous ear for the rhythms of English, which enabled him to write the finest blank verse since Milton.

A Vintage Classics edition of Frost's 1923 collection of poems that won the Pulitzer Prize and contains some of his most famous and beloved poems. Includes the original woodcut illustrations, not in print elsewhere.Robert Frost won the first of his four Pulitzer Prizes with this collection, published in 1923. It contains some of his most enduring and best-known poems, including "Nothing Gold Can Stay," "Fire and Ice," "The Need of Being Versed in Country Things," and "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening." Included in this edition are the original woodcut illustrations of rural scenes, done in the Arts and Crafts style by J. J. Lankes.

New Hampshire, a collection of poems, was first published by Robert Frost in 1932. It won the Pulitzer Prize.This collection includes:New HampshireA Star in a Stone-BoatThe Census-TakerThe Star-SplitterMapleThe Ax-HelveThe GrindstonePaul’s WifeWild GrapesPlace for a ThirdTwo Witches- The Witch of Coos- The Pauper Witch of GraftonAn Empty ThreatA Fountain, a Bottle, a Donkey’s Ears, and Some BooksI Will Sing You One-OFragmentary BlueFire and IceIn a Disused GraveyardDust of SnowTo E.T.Nothing Gold Can StayThe RunawayThe Aim Was SongStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningFor Once, Then, SomethingBlue-Butterfly DayThe OnsetTo EarthwardGood-by and Keep ColdTwo Look at TwoNot to KeepA Brook in the CityThe Kitchen ChimneyLooking for a Sunset Bird in WinterA Boundless MomentEvening in a Sugar OrchardGathering LeavesThe Valley’s Singing DayMisgivingA Hillside ThawPlowmenOn a Tree Fallen Across the RoadOur Singing StrengthThe Lockless DoorThe Need of Being Versed in Country ThingsRead for yourself why Robert Frost is such a beloved poet!Note that Lisa Shea also has an annotated and illustrated version, for those who would enjoy having notes on each poem.

"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. "These deceptively simple lines from the title poem of this collection suggest Robert Frost at his most representative: the language is simple, clear and colloquial, yet dense with meaning and wider significance. Drawing upon everyday incidents, common situations and rural imagery, Frost fashioned poetry of great lyrical beauty and potent symbolism. Now a selection of the best of his early works is available in this volume, originally published in 1916 under the title Mountain Interval. Included are many moving and expressive poems: "An Old Man's Winter Night," "In the Home Stretch," "Meeting and Passing," "Putting In the Seed," "A Time to Talk," "The Hill Wife," "The Exposed Nest," "The Sound of Trees" and more. All are reprinted here complete and unabridged. Includes a selection from the Common Core State Standards Initiative: "The Road Not Taken."

Excerpt from Robert FrostUnder the long fell's stony eavesThe ploughman, going up and down,Ridge after ridge man's tide-mark leaves,And turns the hard grey soil to brown.Striding, he measures out the earthIn lines of life, to rain and sun;And every year that comes to birthSees him still striding on and on.The seasons change, and then return;Yet still, in blind, unsparing ways,However I may shrink or yearn.The ploughman measures out my days.His acre brought forth roots last year;This year it bears the gleamy grain;Next Spring shall seedling grass appear:Then roots and corn and grass again.Five times the young corn's pallid greenI have seen spread and change and thrill;Five times the reapers I have seenGo creeping up the far-off hill:And, as the unknowing ploughman climbsSlowly and inveterately,I wonder long how many timesThe corn will spring again for me.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. "These deceptively simple lines from the title poem of this collection suggest Robert Frost at his most representative: the language is simple, clear and colloquial, yet dense with meaning and wider significance. Drawing upon everyday incidents, common situations and rural imagery, Frost fashioned poetry of great lyrical beauty and potent symbolism. Now a selection of the best of his early works is available in this volume, originally published in 1916 under the title Mountain Interval. Included are many moving and expressive poems: "An Old Man's Winter Night," "In the Home Stretch," "Meeting and Passing," "Putting In the Seed," "A Time to Talk," "The Hill Wife," "The Exposed Nest," "The Sound of Trees" and more. All are reprinted here complete and unabridged. Includes a selection from the Common Core State Standards Initiative: "The Road Not Taken."