"England and Yesterday": A Book of Short Poems

Louise Imogen Guiney (1861–1920) was an American poet and essayist of notable artistic merit and influence. Born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, to an Irish-Catholic father—a general and Civil War veteran—and an American mother, Guiney's writing was rooted in her deep reverence for European tradition, Catholicism, and an intellectual life. Guiney's literary craft was characterized by a blend of Victori...