The Smoker's Year Book

The author of «The Smoker's Year Book,» Oliver Herford, is an American writer, artist, and illustrator called «The American Oscar Wilde». The book presented here is a great reflection of his multisided talent. It consists of poems written on the part of the seasoned smoker, who finds delight in a pipe filled «with honeyed sweet» on any occasion. While others praise Saint Valentine, he bows to «Saint Nicotine,» and he tanks his stars «for the solace of cigars.» There is a separate poem dedicated to each month, describing how smoking decorates each season of the smoker's life.