Norman Gale (1862-1942). Courtesy PoemHunter.
Norman Rowland Gale (4 March 1862 - 7 October 1942) was an English poet.
Life[]
Gale was born in Kew, Surrey, in 1862.[1]
He was educated at Exeter College, Oxford.[2]
According to a dedication in his book "More Cricket Songs", he spent some time as a schoolmaster.[3]
He began writing full-time in 1892.[1]
Writing[]
Louis Untermeyer: "The nature of his poetry may be gathered from the titles of some of his books: A Country Muse (1892), Orchard Songs (1893), A Verdant Country (1894). Collected Poems was published in 1914. The Candid Cuckoo (1918), Verse in Bloom (1925), A Flight of Fancies (1927) continue the thin strain of pastoral sweetness long drawn out.[1]
Recognition[]
His poem "The Country Faith" was included in the Oxford Book of English Verse, 1250-1900.[4]
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- Unleavened Bread: Simple verses. 1885.[5]
- Primulas and Pansies: Simple verses. Boston: Dingwall & Wilson, 1886.
- Marsh Marigolds. Rugby, UK: George E. Over, 1888.
- Anemones: A collection of simple songs. Rugby, UK: George E. Over, 1889.
- Meadowsweet. 1889.[5]
- Cricket Songs, and other trifling verses. Rugby: George E. Over, 1890.
- revised & expanded as Cricket Songs. London: Methuen, 1894.
- A Country Muse. London: D. Nutt, 1892.
- revised as A Country Muse: First series. Westminster, UK: Constable, 1894
- A Country Muse: New series. London: D. Nutt, 1893; New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1893.
- revised as A Country Muse: Second series. Westminster, UK: Constable, 1895.
- Gorillas: A poem. Rugby, UK: George E. Over, 1891.
- Orchard Songs. London: Elkin Mathews & John Lane / New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1893.
- A Fellowship of Song (with Alfred Hayes & Richard Le Gallienne). Rugby: George E. Over / London: Elkin Mathews & John Lane, 1893.
- On Two Strings (with Robinson Kaye Leather). Rugby: privately printed by George E. Over, 1894.
- A Verdant Country. 1894.[1]
- Holly and Mistletoe: A book of Christmas verses (with E. Nesbit & Richard Le Gallienne). London: Marcus Ward, 1895.
- More Cricket Songs. London: Alston Rivers, 1905.
- A Book of Quatrains. Old Bilton, Rugby, UK: privately printed, 1909.
- Song in September . London: Constable, 1912.
- Country Lyrics (selected from A Country Muse and Orchard Songs). London: Harrap, 1913.
- Collected Poems. London: Macmillan, 1914.
- The Candid Cuckoo. Old Bilton, Rugby, UK: privately published, 1918.
- A Merry-Go-Round of Song. Old Bilton, Rugby, UK: privately publisheed, 1919.
- Verse in Bloom. Old Bilton, Rugby, UK: privately published, 1924.
- A Flight of Fancies. Kynoch Press, 1926.
- Messrs Bat and Ball. Old Bilton, Rugby, UK: privately published, 1930.
- Unpigeonholed. Bexhill-on-Sea, UK: privately published, 1935.
- Close of Play. Rugby, UK: George E. Over,, 1936.
- Brackenham Church. Oxford, UK: Shakespeare Head Press, 1938.
- Love-in-a-Mist. Rugby, UK: George E. Over,, 1939.
Novels[]
- A June Romance. Rugby, UK: George E. Over, 1894
- Barty's Star. London & Newcastle, UK: Walter Scott, 1903.
Non-fiction[]
- Thistledown: A set of six essays (by "Rusticus and a friend of his"). Rugby, UK: George E. Over, 1890.
- Solitude. London: B.T. Batsford, 1913; New York: E.P. Dutton, 1913.
Juvenile[]
- Songs for Little People (illustrated by Helen Stratton). Westminster, UK: Constable, 1896.
- A Merry-go-Round of Song. Rugby, UK: privately printed, 1919.
Edited[]
- John Clare, Poems (selected & introduced by Gale, with bibliography by Ernest Smith). Rugby: George E. Over, 1901.
Collected editions[]
- A Norman Gale Treasury (selected by Albert Broadbent). Manchester, UK: Albert Broadbent, 1905.
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat.[6]
The Decimal Point by Norman Rowland Gale
Poems by Norman Gale[]
See also[]
References[]
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Louis Untermeyer, "Norman Gale," Modern British Poetry (Harcourt, Brace, 1930), 278. Print.
- ↑ Gale, Norman, Digital Victorian Periodical Poetry, April 10, 2022. Web, Aug. 14, 2022.
- ↑ Norman Rowland Gale, AllPoetry. Web, Feb. 8, 2017.
- ↑ The Country Faith, Oxford Book of English Verse, Digital Poets Society Community. Web, Aug. 15, 2013.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 A.N. Other, Norman Gale, Victorian Bibliography. Web, Aug. 15, 2013.
- ↑ Search results = au: Norman Gale, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, Aug. 15, 2013.
External links[]
- Poems
- "Bees"
- 2 poems by Gale: "The Country Faith," "Sunny March"
- Gale, Norman at Digital Victorian Periodical Poetry ("Betrothed," "The Call")
- Gale in A Victorian Anthology, 1837-1895: "A Dead Friend," "A Priest," "The Country Faith," "Content," "Dawn and Dusk," "Song (This peach is pink with such a pink)," "Song (Wait but a little while)," "The First Kiss," "To My Brothers"
- Norman Rowland Gale at Poets' Corner (15 poems)
- Norman Rowland Gale at PoemHunter (30 poems)
- Norman Gale at Poetry Nook (30 poems)
- Books
- Works by Norman Gale at Project Gutenberg (More Cricket Songs)
- Norman Gale at the Online Books Page
- Norman Gale at Amazon.com
- Audio / video
- Norman Gale poems at YouTube
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