A Rose of Regret

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A Rose of Regret
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Author James Hebblethwaite
CountryAustralia
Language English
GenrePoetry
PublisherBulletin Booklets
Publication date
1900
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages34
Followed byMeadow and Bush : A Book of Verses 

A Rose of Regret is a collection of poems by Australian poet James Hebblethwaite. It was published in hardback by The Bulletin magazine in 1900, as part of their Bulletin Booklets range, being the 2nd in that series. [1]

Contents

The original collection includes 28 poems by the author that are reprinted from various sources, with some appearing there for the first time. It also includes a postscript "Personal Note" by A. G. Stephens. [1]

Contents

Critical reception

A reviewer in the South Australian Register noted that: "The cadences of the poet's song incline towards melancholy, but his method is attractive, and his quiet power in apparent in every page." [2]

In The Queenslander the reviewer stated: "In it there is much to enjoy, much to turn on the palate, and if the distinctive Australian note that marked many of his predecessors is absent there is for compensation quiet strains of music in a minor key—simple unaffected little melodies of no particular genius, or absorbing passion, but, instead, with a tinge of homely sadness, and carrying the story of a life done in vignettes." [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "A Rose of Regret". Austlit. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  2. "Reviews of Books". South Australian Register, 17 November 1900, p4. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  3. "Literature". The Queenslander, 24 November 1900, p1059. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  4. "A Rose of Regret, Full text". Hathitrust. Retrieved 14 June 2023.