by A. E. Housman (Author), William Rothenstein (Essay by)
First published in 1922, this book contains the collected poems of A. E. Housman. Alfred Edward Housman (1859-1936), also known as A. E. Housman, was an English poet and classical scholar most famous for his cycle of poems "A Shropshire Lad". He was a leading classicist during his time and is hailed as being among the greatest scholars of all time. Contents include: "Shropshire Lad", "Last Poems", "More Poems", "Additional Poems", "Translations", "Note on the Text by John Carter", "Index of First Lines", and "Index of Titled Poems". A fantastic collection by a master poet not to be missed by lovers of the English language. This classic work is being republished now in a new edition complete with a chapter from "Twenty-Four Portraits" by William Rothenstein.