January Brings the Snow

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When I was at primary school in the mid-1990s, we used to sing a hymn of which I now remember only the first verse: Lccn 85023789 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.17 Old_pallet IA18317 Openlibrary_edition Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2020-07-08 11:05:09 Associated-names Oliver, Jenni, illustrator; Tehon, Atha, book designer; Dial Books for Young Readers, publisher Boxid IA1859515 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier January Brings the Snow appears to depict her own life and how she felt about the changing seasons. It begins with the words, "January brings the snow, makes our feet and fingers glow. February brings the rain, thaws the frozen lake again."

It wasn't until the early 21st century that her brilliance as a prolific poet was recognised. Around 120 of her previously unknown poems were discovered, finally giving her the credit she richly deserved as being an important poet of her time. Sara Coleridge's prodigious output gives the lie to the long-held belief that she had sacrificed her own creativity to that of her father, Samuel Taylor Coleridge," said Dr Swaab. "Although she spent around 10 years editing his work, a hugely influential scholarly enterprise still much respected today, she herself is a notable link between the Romantic and Victorian periods, and not just thanks to her name."

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What makes the book really special is the many comments from Mama Lisa’s correspondents who have shared stories and memories from their own lives. The memories of childhood touch us forever! According to the Met Office, there's a good chance that at least some parts of the UK will see some snow in January. On average, snow falls somewhere in the UK for 5.3 days in January and 5.6 days in February. The following is a poem written by Sara Coleridge in 1834 that the children of Clyde River School would have been required to memorize in the early 1930s. At the age of 20, she translated from Latin three large volumes of Account of the Abipones, a factual book written by Austrian missionary Martin Dobrizhoffer. It was his personal account of the lifestyle of the Abipones people, the indigenous population of Argentina's Gran Chaco region. After they were published in Sara's compilation book in 1834, they were an instant hit. In particular, January Brings the Snow was on many a school's English literature curriculum.

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The second part presents beloved traditions and songs from many different nations. The songs are given in the original languages and with English translations. Although there's no record of what was going through Sara's mind when she wrote January Brings the Snow, it would be fair to say she was inspired by the changing seasons, as she gazed out of the window of her marital home in Hampstead. The area was a far cry from the bustling London borough we know today.