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Seller: Reiver Reads, Carlisle, Cumbria, United KingdomReiver Reads
AbeBooks seller since April 17, 2026
Condition: Used - Good
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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.
Seller Inventory # 24
- Title
- In Pursuit of Spring
- Author
- Thomas, Edward
- Publisher
- Little Toller Books
- Publication year
- 2016
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1908213434
- ISBN 13
- 9781908213433
- Item weight
- 1,050 grams
- Dimensions
- 1.91 centimeters width by 15.24 centimeters height by 20.96 centimeters depth
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.
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About the Author
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.
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Reiver Reads
Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom
AbeBooks seller since April 17, 2026
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Welcome to Reiver Reads. We are Carlisle's only radical and socialist bookshop. Our stock includes radical history, LGBT, feminism and women's writing, politics, local history, poetry and much more. The shop is run by myself Rob in conjunction with my wife Kim We are based in Carlisle's historic market hall, 10 mins walk from the main railway station and five mins from Carlisle Castle. We aim to provide a safe space for discussion and debate in a friendly and welcoming atmosphere. We run a series of First Saturday talks with a range of guest speakers…
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