North of Boston

First edition (publ. David Nutt)

North of Boston is a 1914 poetry collection by Robert Frost. It includes two of his most famous poems, "Mending Wall" and "After Apple-Picking". Most of the poems resemble short dramas or dialogues.

North of Boston was published by David Nutt. Following its success, Henry Holt and Company republished Frost's first book, A Boy's Will, in 1915. The New York Times said in a review, "In republishing his first book after his second, Mr. Robert Frost has undertaken the difficult task of competing with himself."^[1]

List of poems

• "The Pasture" (introductory poem)
• "Mending Wall"
• "The Death of the Hired Man"
• "The Mountain"
• "A Hundred Collars"
• "Home Burial"
• "The Black Cottage"
• "Blueberries"
• "A Servant to Servants"
• "After Apple-Picking"
• "The Code"
• "The Generations of Men"
• "The Housekeeper"
• "The Fear"
• "The Self-seeker"
• "The Wood-pile"
• "Good Hours"

References

1. Staff review (November 21, 1915). A Boy's Will. By Robert Frost (review) New York Times

External links

• Full text at Project Gutenberg
• Frost, Robert. North Of Boston(1917), Henry Holt And Co. - Full Text
• North of Boston public domain audiobook at LibriVox