Front matter
Reading edition
G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press 1916
Copyright, 1916 BY EDWINA STANTON BABCOCK
The Knickerbocker Press, New York
To MARIÁNTHE
The author believes that Greece today—largely because of her people’s opportunity in America—knows conscious renewal of her endless spirit while she still keeps wonder and glory for all who approach her.
Whatever her destiny, her natural beauties have not betrayed her, and through her glorious wildness and barrens her people are looking outward and forward. Therefore, if these verse-pictures of ancient and modern Greek life bring to those familiar with Greece any refreshing memory and to those who do not know this beautiful country an awakened interest, they will justify their existence.