Poems of Arthur O'shaughnessy
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Poems of Arthur O'shaughnessy by William Alexander Percy
This antiquarian volume contains a collection of Arthur O'shaughnessy's poetry, with an introduction by William Alexander Percy. Arthur William Edgar O'Shaughnessy (1844 - 1881) was a seminal British poet of Irish descent. This collection would make for a great addition to any personal library, and it is not to be missed by fans of O'shaughnessy's wonderful work. The poems include: Exile, The Fair Maid and the Sun, The Cypress, A Whisper from the Grave, Bisclavaret, Thought, Palm Flowers, John the Baptists, Salome, The Fountain of Tears, The Spectre of the Past, Lover after Death, From Music and Moonlight, Ode, etcetera. William Alexander Percy (1885 - 1942) was an American lawyer and poet. A fascinating and intellectually gifted individual, A lantern on the Levee (his autobiography), was a bestseller on its publication in 1941. Many vintage texts such as this are increasingly hard to come by and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.The year after his autobiography was released, William Alexander Percy died. He served in France with the American 37th Division during World War I, rising to the rank of captain and receiving the Croix de Guerre with gold star. In the company of his father, U.S. Senator LeRoy Percy was a key figure in Greenville's successful 1922 battle against the Ku Klux KKK, as well as the local Red Cross unit during the devastating Mississippi River floods of 1927. He wrote four collections of poems and worked as a lawyer in Greenville until his death.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781447472285 |
| ISBN 10 | 1447472284 |
| Title | Poems of Arthur O'shaughnessy |
| Author | William Alexander Percy |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Read Books |
| Year published | 2013-01-09 |
| Number of pages | 110 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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