1944 Bees In Amber - Thoughtful Verse by John Oxenham British Poetry Book

1944 Bees In Amber - Thoughtful Verse by John Oxenham British Poetry BookBees In Amber - A Little Book Of Thoughtful VerseBy John OxenhamPublished by Methuen & Co Limited: London 1944"William Arthur Dunkerley (12 November 1852 - 23 January 1941) was an English journalist, novelist and poet. He was born in Manchester, spent a short time after his marriage in the US before moving to Ealing, West London, where he served as deacon and teacher at the Ealing Congregational Church from the 1880s. In 1922 he moved to Worthing in Sussex, where he became the town's mayor. Dunkerley wrote under his own name, and also as John Oxenham for his poetry, hymn-writing, and novels. His poetry includes Bees in Amber: A Little Book of Thoughtful Verse (1913), which became a bestseller. He also wrote the poem "Greatheart". In 1918, wrote the foreword and assessed the poetry of the administrator of the Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service, Mary H. J. Henderson In War and Peace: Songs of a Scotswoman.["Light wear and fading to dustjacket. Very good condition overall. Please study photos to understand condition. Happy to provide more photos on request.Size 15.5cm x 9cm x 1.25cm - 118 Pages

Bees In Amber - A Little Book Of Thoughtful Verse

By John Oxenham

Published by Methuen & Co Limited: London 1944

"William Arthur Dunkerley (12 November 1852 - 23 January 1941) was an English journalist, novelist and poet. He was born in Manchester, spent a short time after his marriage in the US before moving to Ealing, West London, where he served as deacon and teacher at the Ealing Congregational Church from the 1880s. In 1922 he moved to Worthing in Sussex, where he became the town's mayor. Dunkerley wrote under his own name, and also as John Oxenham for his poetry, hymn-writing, and novels. His poetry includes Bees in Amber: A Little Book of Thoughtful Verse (1913), which became a bestseller. He also wrote the poem "Greatheart". In 1918, wrote the foreword and assessed the poetry of the administrator of the Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service, Mary H. J. Henderson In War and Peace: Songs of a Scotswoman."

Light wear and fading to dustjacket. Very good condition overall. Please study photos to understand condition. Happy to provide more photos on request.