1926 Pocket University Poetry Anthology, Shakespeare Lyrics, Vintage Hardcover B

The Pocket University — Volume XII Poetry Lyrics Published 1926 · Hardcover · 348 Pages A beautifully preserved 1926 volume from The Pocket University series, devoted to lyrical poetry and timeless verse from some of the most celebrated voices in English literature. Elegantly bound in cloth boards and compact enough to rest comfortably in the hand, this refined miniature anthology possesses the quiet sophistication of a forgotten private library. Within its 348 pages are poems filled with woodland imagery, myth, nature, music, reflection, and dreamlike beauty—works that continue to resonate through their delicacy of language and emotional atmosphere. The collection brings together lyric poetry from William Shakespeare, Thomas Browne, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and other distinguished writers whose verses shaped the literary imagination across generations. Among its notable inclusions are Shakespeare’s The Fairy Life and Under the Greenwood Tree, Browne’s haunting The Siren’s Song, and Emerson’s contemplative nature poems The Humblebee and The Titmouse. Together, the selections create a richly atmospheric collection that feels equally at home beside candlelight, within a dark academia library, or tucked quietly into the hands of a devoted reader of classic verse. Its understated binding, aged pages, and intimate proportions lend the volume an especially timeless character—less like a modern book and more like a small literary companion carried gently through time.