Favourite Poems Of The Countryside

Author: Samuel Carr

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  • : 24.99 AUD
  • : 9781849942928
  • : Pavilion Books
  • : Batsford Ltd
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  • : 19 August 2015
  • : 192mm X 136mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : 24.99
  • : 01 November 2015
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Barcode 9781849942928
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Description

A rich collection of poetry that celebrates our idyllic countryside, with verses on rural life, the changing seasons, the vast woodlands and seascapes of Britain and the wildlife that inhabit them. Beautifully illustrated with nostalgic scenes of Englanda (TM)s pastures, sleepy villages and dramatic landscapes, this anthology includes timeless poetry from the eras of Chaucer and Shakespeare through Pope and Marvell, to Coleridge, Tennyson and Wordsworth right up to Vita Sackville-West and John Betjeman.

Author description

Samuel Carr was the editor of a series of anthologies of poetry, including Ode to the Countryside and Ode to Flowers. He was also editor on Classic Hymns and Poems (all published by Batsford)