Rating: 
Summary: Has all the poems you know but never saw written down
Review: A lot of comments I've heard about this wonderful collection remark on
the odd juxtapositions within its pages: Shakespeare next to
"Silver Threads Among The Gold"; The Marine's hymn next to
Poe's "Raven"; Lincoln and Longfellow next to one of Dorothy
Parker's quips. It's true that this is one of this book's charms, but
I found something more to be prized. The "Treasury" is
exactly what it claims to be: a treasury of the hundreds of songs
you're familiar with but don't know by heart, and don't know where to
look up.Everyone will have their own list of works they think
they'll never find again. Here's a partial list of mine; perhaps some
of these are ones you're hunting for too: Langdon Smith's
"Evolution" (When you were a tadpole and I was a fish/In the
Paleozoic time); Oliver Wendell Holmes' "The One-Hoss Shay";
Robert Service's "The Cremation of Sam McGee"; Henley's
"Invictus" (source of "I am the captain of my
soul"). And dozens more. I found much I didn't care for here,
but much more I did. This is truly a remarkable collection. It
belongs on every bookshelf, if only because you'll never find another
source for so many of the poems within it. Buy it; you'll discover a
lot of old friends here.
Rating:
Summary: Has all the poems you know but never saw written down
Review: A lot of comments I've heard about this wonderful collection remark onthe odd juxtapositions within its pages: Shakespeare next to"Silver Threads Among The Gold"; The Marine's hymn next toPoe's "Raven"; Lincoln and Longfellow next to one of DorothyParker's quips. It's true that this is one of this book's charms, butI found something more to be prized. The "Treasury" isexactly what it claims to be: a treasury of the hundreds of songsyou're familiar with but don't know by heart, and don't know where tolook up.Everyone will have their own list of works they thinkthey'll never find again. Here's a partial list of mine; perhaps someof these are ones you're hunting for too: Langdon Smith's"Evolution" (When you were a tadpole and I was a fish/In thePaleozoic time); Oliver Wendell Holmes' "The One-Hoss Shay";Robert Service's "The Cremation of Sam McGee"; Henley's"Invictus" (source of "I am the captain of mysoul"). And dozens more.I found much I didn't care for here,but much more I did. This is truly a remarkable collection. Itbelongs on every bookshelf, if only because you'll never find anothersource for so many of the poems within it. Buy it; you'll discover alot of old friends here.
Rating:
Summary: Education through history.
Review: At the age of twenty one I have been reviewing this book since age nine, and I go back to it time and again. Any time I remember a quote, or am looking for insperation I go here. I feel every child desereves a copy of this book on their shelf.
Rating:
Summary: Since I was a young man, this has been my favorite book.
Review: I am 63 years old and my father introduced me to this book and its contents when I was very young. Sprawling across my bed with him on his furloughs from the war I was given a supreme introduction to the delight of that other world of words and how to paint with them. If you have children from 3-103--get it and read it aloud together.--Mine has fallen apart.
Rating:
Summary: Spectacular for any person seeking to find the best of most
Review: I am 63 years old and my father introduced me to this book and its contents when I was very young. Sprawling across my bed with him on his furloughs from the war I was given a supreme introduction to the delight of that other world of words and how to paint with them. If you have children from 3-103--get it and read it aloud together.--Mine has fallen apart.
Rating:
Summary: Since I was a young man, this has been my favorite book.
Review: I am seventy years old and I bought this book when I was a young man from a book of the month club. It is a great mix of poems and literature. They are from my parents era. My mother, who never read it, used to quote from some of them. My oldest daughter borrowed it and lost some twenty years ago.I have been looking for it ever since. Concurrently with my buying it on Amazon.com, my daughter had, un-beknownst to me, named her antique store after it. She used the poem "Where There's a Will, There's a Way" in an invitation to her son's graduation. Since then, I have bought a copy for a nephew and her son and her husband bought her a copy.
Rating:
Summary: One of the Best Books in Print
Review: I grew up with this book. My dad had one from his childhood (an original 1942 edition) which was used and used, the binding held together with duct tape. It was known in our house as "the Brown Book." It seems that the source of all the the famous lines from literature can be found in here. "Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink." "And you Brutus?" Lincoln's Gettysburg address, George Washington's Farewell, even the letter from Lincoln to Mrs. Bixby (which was quoted by the commanding officer and served as the reason for "Saving Private Ryan" in the movie. Due solely to this book I was familiar with the letter long before that movie came out.) This is a wonderful resource, reference book and collection of so many of the valued literary and historical pieces from our culture. Even my five year old loves it when I read passages from it to her. Every house should have one.
Rating:
Summary: One of the Best Books in Print
Review: I grew up with this book. My dad had one from his childhood (an original 1942 edition) which was used and used, the binding held together with duct tape. It was known in our house as "the Brown Book." It seems that the source of all the the famous lines from literature can be found in here. "Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink." "And you Brutus?" Lincoln's Gettysburg address, George Washington's Farewell, even the letter from Lincoln to Mrs. Bixby (which was quoted by the commanding officer and served as the reason for "Saving Private Ryan" in the movie. Due solely to this book I was familiar with the letter long before that movie came out.) This is a wonderful resource, reference book and collection of so many of the valued literary and historical pieces from our culture. Even my five year old loves it when I read passages from it to her. Every house should have one.
Rating:
Summary: One of the Best Books in Print
Review: I learned to read literature of many sorts when I was just a child. I've remembered passages from this book for nearly 50 years. This is a must-have volume of outstanding workmanship. Every homeschooler will benefit from having it in their reference library.
Rating:
Summary: An Old and Trusted Friend
Review: I learned to read literature of many sorts when I was just a child. I've remembered passages from this book for nearly 50 years. This is a must-have volume of outstanding workmanship. Every homeschooler will benefit from having it in their reference library.
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