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THE SERIOUS POEMS OF THOMAS HOOD

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1876

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"The Serious Poems of Thomas Hood", 1876 edition.
Hard cover book, brown cover with title.
Illustrated.
Preface by Thomas Hood the Younger (son of Thomas Hood)
Publisher: E. Moxon & Co, London
576 pages
In used to poor condition: the leather on the spine is partially worn away and the pages are beginning to separate from the cover.

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Thomas Hood (23 May 1799 – 3 May 1845) was an English poet, author and humourist. Hood wrote regularly for The London Magazine, Athenaeum, and Punch.
Hood’s most widely known work during his lifetime was a poem titled 'The Song of the Shirt', (included in this book) which was a lament for a poor London seamstress who had been compelled to sell shirts that she had made, the proceeds of which lawfully belonged to her employer, in order to feed her malnourished and ailing child.
Hood’s poem appeared in one of the very first editions of Punch in 1843 and quickly became a public sensation, being turned into a popular song and inspiring social activists in defence of the countless labouring women who lived in abject poverty despite their constant industriousness.

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