The Windhover The Windhover "The Windhover" is a sonnet by Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889). It was written on May 30, 1877, but not published until 1918, when it was included as part of the collection "Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins". Hopkins dedicated the poem "to Christ our Lord". "Windhover" is another name for the common kestrel ("Falco tinnunculus"). The name refers to the bird's ability to hover in midair while hunting prey. In the poem, the narrator admires the bird as it hovers in the air, suggesting that it controls the wind as a man may control a horse. The bird then
The Romance of Certain Old Clothes The Romance of Certain Old Clothes "The Romance of Certain Old Clothes" is a short story by American-British author Henry James, written in February 1868 and first published in "The Atlantic Monthly". The original debut was in Volume 21, Issue 124. James later made some revisions, including changes to the family name and eldest daughter when he published the story in the UK in 1885. It has been included in several anthologies, including "American Gothic Tales", edited by Joyce Carol Oates. The tale begins in the 18th century in Massachusetts. It features the Willoughbys (changed to Wingraves in the 1885