George Eliot Antique Book 1896 The Legend of and similar items

The Legend of Jubal and Other Poems Old and New The Spanish Gypsy by George Eliot John W. Lovell Company, New York, 1892 George Eliot was born Mary Ann Evans in Warwickshire on November 22nd, 1819. "The Legend of Jubal" is her expansion and mythologization of the Biblical character Jubal, descendant of Cain, who was "the father of all who handle the harp and organ" (Gen. 4:20-21). Although the Biblical account tells us no more about Jubal, Eliot's poem builds neo-Romantic mythos which serves as a parable of the value of humanity and imagination. The beautiful work intends to affirm the role of both creativity and nature in building an artistic world redeemed by the deeds of a loving human fellowship. CONTENTS: The Legend of Jubal (Reprinted from ' Macmillan's Magazine.') Agatha (Reprinted from ' The Atlantic Monthly.') Armgart (Reprinted from ' Macmillan's Magazine.") How Lisa loved the King (Reprinted from ' Blackwood's Magazine.') A Minor Prophet Brother and Sister Stradivarius A College Breakfast Party (Reprinted from * Macmillan's Magazine. ) Two Lovers Self and Life " Sweet Evenings come and go, Love " The Death of Moses Arion " O may I Join the Choir Invisible" The Spanish Gypsy Book size: Height: 7.5" Length: 5" Thickness: 1.5" Pages intact and free of tears, writing, and highlighting. Light inscription on front cover page. Inside cover pages are toned at edges, back cover pages have blemishes. Most pages are free of markings, some blemishes at edges of pages at end of book. Cover shows some rubbing and chipping, some cracking near spine and some significant wear at top of cover and top and bottom of spine. Book is well bound and opens and closes without risk of cover detachment.