Here is something special. To mark the 100th anniversary of the publication of Housman's beloved collection, Trafalgar Square has buttressed the text with beautiful wood engravings by Agnes Miller Parker and an introduction by scholar Ian Rogerson. All that in a hardcover for the very reasonable price of $9.95 makes this a steal.
Born in 1859 in the village of Fockbury in Worcestershire, Alfred
Edward Housman was the eldest of seven children.
He was educated at Bromsgrove School and later read Classics at
St. John’s College, Oxford. His poem A Shropshire Lad was published
in 1896.
After a period as a Clerk in the Patent Office in London he
returned to academia becoming Professor of Latin at Cambridge
University.
He died in 1936 and his ashes are interred in the shadow of the
walls of St Laurence's church, Ludlow.
Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society, Gareth Thomas lives in
Ludlow, Shropshire.
His striking local landscapes, and his images of wildlife, reflect
his intimate knowledge of the area and its natural history: he had
earlier practised as a local vet for 24 years before devoting
himself full-time to photography.
His photographic images appear in countless books and journals and,
as prints, hang in many houses worldwide.
Here is something special. To mark the 100th anniversary of the publication of Housman's beloved collection, Trafalgar Square has buttressed the text with beautiful wood engravings by Agnes Miller Parker and an introduction by scholar Ian Rogerson. All that in a hardcover for the very reasonable price of $9.95 makes this a steal.
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