The Willey House And Sonnets

By Thomas William Parsons

Book Overview

The Willey House and Sonnets is a book written by Thomas William Parsons and published in 1875. The book is a collection of sonnets and a narrative poem that tells the story of a haunted house in New Hampshire called the Willey House. The sonnets are written in the traditional Petrarchan form and explore themes such as love, nature, and mortality. The narrative poem tells the story of a family who perished in the Willey House during a landslide, and their ghosts who continue to haunt the house. The book is considered a classic of American literature and is praised for its lyrical language and haunting imagery.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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1104409070
• ISBN13: 9781104409074
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"