Right Royal by John Masefield
A powerful and dramatic piece of writing by former Poet Laureate John Masefield which vividly captures, jump by jump, all the thrilling action of a major horse-race in which the young jockey has staked all his hopes and money! Beautifully illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
John Masefield was born in Ledbury in 1878, orphaned at the age of six, and after a period at sea training for a naval career, he worked on the Manchester Guardian. In 1902 his Salt-Water Ballads was published, incorporating his celebrated poem, ‘Sea Fever’. A year later he married and he and Constance had a daughter, followed by a son who later died in action in 1942. 1903 saw publication of a further volume of Masefield poems including ‘Cargoes’. During WWI, Masefield served overseas with the Red Cross, afterwards settling to enjoy rural life in Oxfordshire. In 1920, he wrote Right Royal as well as some other narrative poems. Masefield was Poet Laureate from 1930 until his death in 1967. Cecil Aldin’s masterful illustrations beautifully capture all the heightened emotions of horse racing in Right Royal.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781906122607 |
| ISBN 10 | 1906122601 |
| Title | Right Royal |
| Author | John Masefield |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Merlin Unwin Books |
| Year published | 2013-09-05 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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