About this book
A Father of Women and other poems by Alice Christiana Thompson Meynell opens a window onto private devotion and public sorrow, pairing intimate lyricism with the moral urgency of wartime verse. Meynell's 1917 collection—rooted in the late Victorian and Edwardian sensibility—moves from domestic meditation to the hard edges of World War I, offering elegies, devotional pieces, and portraits of courage such as "Nurse Edith Cavell" and the stirring "Length of Days."
These poems explore fatherhood, loss, faith, and the transmutation of private grief into communal memory. Meynell’s language is spare yet musical, blending classical allusion and Christian reflection with immediate responses to 1914–1917 Britain. Themes of duty, feminine strength, and spiritual consolation recur without sentimentality; the tone is quietly insistent, the imagery often pastoral or liturgical. As literature, the collection balances personal lyric and social witness, giving voice to those whose lives were reshaped by conflict.
Ideal for listeners who cherish poetry and literary history, this audiobook suits fans of elegiac war poems, devotional verse, and early 20th-century women writers. Hear Meynell’s calm, reflective power—perfect for anyone seeking thoughtful, beautifully crafted reflections on loss and endurance.
