Alfred Edward Housman (1859-1936), usually known as A. E. Housman, was an English classical scholar and poet, best known for his collection of poems “A Shropshire Lad”. His poems conjure up a potent and idyllic rural world imbued with a poignant sense of loss and sadness.
5 Ebooks by A.E. Housman
A.E. Housman: Shropshire Lad & Last Poems
Alfred Edward Housman was born on 26 March 1859 in a small village near Bromsgrove in Worcestershire, the eldest of seven children. His mother died when he was 12 and his father remarried. Despite a …
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A.E. Housman: A.E. Housman: Collected Poems
A. E. Housman, being one of the most famous and widely read poets of the early twentieth century, is certainly worthy of praise. His ‘Collected Poems’ are therefore a valuable read because they allow …
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A.E. Housman: Shropshire Lad and Other Poems
A. E. Housman was one of the best-loved poets of his day, whose poems conjure up a potent and idyllic rural world imbued with a poignant sense of loss. They are expressed in simple rhythms, yet show …
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A.E. Housman: Shropshire Lad
This magical and poignant evocation of coming of age in the countryside describes lovers in secluded lanes, cricket and church bells, cherry trees hung with snow and woods full of bluebells. Yet in A …
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A.E. Housman: Shropshire Lad
A Shropshire Lad was first published in 1896 at A. E. Housman’s own expense. The collection of lyrical poems became hugely successful following the Second Boer War and World War I, with themes such a …
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