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Few volumes of poetry in the English language have enjoyed as much success with both literary connoisseurs and the general reader as A. E. Housman's A Shropshire Lad , first published in 1896. Scholars and critics have seen in these timeless poems an elegance of taste and perfection... Read Full Overview

"The enduring appeal of A. E. Housman's lyrical English poem, A Shropshire Lad, first published in 1896, lies perhaps in its gentle accessibility and in its universal theme of loss, of love and the passage of time. Certainly its popularity today appears undiminished as it continues... Read Full Overview

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A Shropshire Lad is a much loved collection of sixty-three poems by the English poet Alfred Edward Housman, a great addition to the collection.Any profits generated from the sale of this book will go towards the Freeriver Community project, a project designed to promote harmonious... Read Full Overview

A Shropshire Lad is a wonderful collection of sixty-three poems by the English poet Alfred Edward Housman. This is a high quality new edition.

A Shropshire Lad is a collection of sixty-three poems by A. E. Housman, first published in 1896. The poems are set in the English countryside, particularly in the county of Shropshire, and explore themes of love, loss, and the transience of life. Many of the poems are written... Read Full Overview

Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-A Shropshire Lad by Alfred Edward HousmanAlfred Edward Housman (/; March 26, 1859 - April 30, 1936), generally known as AE Housman, was an English classical scholar and poet, best known to the general... Read Full Overview

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This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview