A Shropshire Lad - Paperback

by A. E. Housman (Author)

A Shropshire Lad is a collection of sixty-three poems by the English poet A. E. Housman. The poems were first published in 1896 and quickly became popular for their nostalgic and melancholic tone, as well as their depiction of rural life in the English county of Shropshire. The poems are written in a simple and direct style, with themes of love, loss, and the passing of time. Many of the poems deal with the theme of death, particularly the death of young men in war or through illness. The collection includes some of Housman's most famous works, such as ""To an Athlete Dying Young"" and ""When I Was One-and-Twenty"". A Shropshire Lad has been praised for its musicality, its evocation of the English countryside, and its exploration of universal themes of human experience.Then My Soul Within Me Took Up The Blackbird's Strain, And Still Beside The Horses Along The Dewy Lane It Sang The Song Again.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.