In Pursuit of Spring

Thomas, Edward

ISBN 10: 1908213434 / ISBN 13: 9781908213433

Published by Little Toller Books, 2016

About this Item

The story of the poet Edward Thomas and his trip from London to the Quantocks in the spring of 1914. A poignant tale of a country and an empire on the verge of WW1. The book is in good condition, save a for a few scuff marks on the back cover.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: In Pursuit of Spring
• Publisher: Little Toller Books
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1908213434
• ISBN 13: 9781908213433
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Dimensions: 1.91W x 15.24H x 20.96D centimeters 1.91 centimeters width by 15.24 centimeters height by 20.96 centimeters depth
• Weight: 1050 grams

About this title

Synopsis

In March 1913, as the storm clouds of the Great War gathered, the great poet, Edward Thomas took a bicycle ride from Clapham to the Quantock Hills in Somerset. This is the story of that journey. With an introduction by Alexandra Harris, the acclaimed author of Weatherland.

About the Author

Edward Thomas was an important poet, essayist and novelist. Possibly best known for his poem Adlestrop, he is now regarded as a pre-eminent figure in rural and landscape writing. He was killed at the Battle of Arras, where he is buried.

Alexandra Harris is the author of Weatherland, Modernism at Sea, Virginia Woolf and Romantic Moderns., which won the Guardian First Book Award. She recently presented a Radio 4 series on Virginia Woolf's walks. She lectures at Liverpool University.