The Dylan Thomas Omnibus : Under Milk Wood', Poems, Stories and Broadcasts - Softcover

Thomas, Dylan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0753811030 ISBN 13: 9780753811030

Publisher: Orion Publishing Group, Limited, 2001

Synopsis

'In the beginning was the three-pointed star, One smile of light across the empty face; One bough of bone across the rooting air, The substance forked that marrowed the first sun; And, burning cophers on the round of space, Heaven and hell mixed as they spun.' This is a rich collection of Dylan Thomas's best-loved poems and stories, as well as pieces he wrote for radio and magazines. The selection spans Thomas's writing lifetime, and it shows the full range of this tempestuous and meticulous artist who once cheerfully claimed that he had beast, angel and madman within him.

About this title

About the Author:

Dylan Thomas was born in Swansea on 27 October 1914, the son of a senior English master. On leaving school he worked on the South Wales Evening Post before embarking on his literary career in London. Not only a poet, he wrote short stories, film scripts, features and radio plays, the most famous being Under Milk Wood. On 9 November 1953, shortly after his thirty-ninth birthday, he collapsed and died in New York city. In 1982 a memorial stone to commemorate him was unveiled in 'Poet's Corner' in Westminster Abbey.

About this edition

• Publisher: Orion Publishing Group, Limited
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0753811030
• ISBN 13: 9780753811030
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400