Maud Muller

John Greenleaf Whittier

Published by Ticknor and Fields, 1867

About this Item

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1867. 8vo. v,12pp. and Illustrations. Full leather with decorative stamped pattern to front and rear boards. Decorative endpapers. t.e.g. Shelf wear to extremities. Light, scattered foxing. A beautiful binding. Maud Muller is a poem about a beautiful maid named Maud Muller. One day, while harvesting hay, she meets a judge from the local town. Each is smitten with the other. The judge thinks that he would like to be a local farmer married to Maud, while she thinks that she would like to be the wealthy judge's wife. Neither voices these thoughts, however, and both the judge and the maiden move on. The judge marries a woman of wealth whose love for him is based on his riches. Maud Muller marries a young uneducated farmer. Throughout the rest of their lives, each remembers the day of their meeting and remorsefully reflects on what might have been. This poem contains the well-known quotation: "For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: 'It might have been!'". Seller Inventory # 3286

Bibliographic Details

Title: Maud Muller

Publisher: Ticknor and Fields

Publication Date: 1867

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good