A Shropshire Lad by A E Housman
To mark the 150th anniversary of A.E. Housmans birth, we are publishing (in March 2009) a beautiful, full colour photographic edition of A Shropshire Lad.
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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781906122065 |
| ISBN 10 | 1906122067 |
| Title | A Shropshire Lad |
| Author | A E Housman |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Merlin Unwin Books |
| Year published | 2009-03-26 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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