The book collects thirty poems by the author, selected by his widow Mary M. Blood as a retrospective sampling of his life's work.

"A dainty memorial volume ... [with contents] gathered from the Century Magazine, Scribner's Independent and other periodicals to which Mr.

"Selected Poems by Henry Ames Blood is a book published by the Neale Company, Washington, D. C. It is attractive in appearance, and the verses, many of which are reprints from the best magazines, have strength and a real poetic beauty of expression.

"In the 'Selected Poems' of Henry Ames Blood may be found many fresh and cheery bits of verse, most of which have already been published in literary journals, but whose collection in permanent form is not amiss.

They make no effort to soar into the heights of poetry, but are picturesque and spirited, with here and there a touch of genial humor."