Farmer's Bride

Farmer's Bride

by Charlotte Mew

Charlotte Mew's *The Farmer's Bride* is a collection of poems exploring themes of loneliness, isolation, and the complexities of human relationships, particularly within the context of rural Victorian and Edwardian England. Mew's work often portrays female characters facing societal constraints and emotional struggles, with a poignant and often melancholic tone. The collection includes the famous title poem, a haunting narrative about a young woman who becomes a bride in a remote farmhouse, highlighting the stark realities of rural life and the constraints imposed on women of the time.

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