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Poems of the Great War: 1914-1918 (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics)
  
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Poems of the Great War: 1914-1918 (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics) [Kindle Edition]

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Published to commemorate the eightieth anniversary of Armistice, this collection is intended to be an introduction to the great wealth of First World War Poetry. The sequence of poems is random - making it ideal for dipping into - and drawn from a number of sources, mixing both well-known and less familiar poetry.

About the Author

The work of 21 poets is represented: including Rupert Brooke, Robert Graves, Ivor Gurney, Thomas Hardy, Charlotte Mew, Alice Meynell, Wilfred Owen, Herbert Read, Isaac Rosenberg, Siegfried Sassoon and Edward Thomas.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 141 KB
  • Print Length: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin (29 Oct 1998)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B002RI9KCC
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #99,593 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Paperback
This little book has a vast treasury of poems of the first World War. All my favourites could be found, Siegfried Sassoon, Wilfred Owen, Robert Graves, Rupert Brooke and many others, totalling over 80 poems in all.

A very readable book, bringing back memories of poems read long ago. The scenes described are evocative, harrowing, heart-warming. Be prepared to be brought to tears.

I would highly recommend this book for any bookshelf and it is particularly appropriate as an introduction to war poetry.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Pocket sized 14 July 2009
By Mark B
Format:Paperback
A little disappointed with this book as it is basically a pocket sized very basic book. If you wanted a book to slip in your jacket pocket, then great, but the title led me to expect more than this.
A random organisation of contents also disappoints.
A couple of obvious ommissions. Laurence BINYON's "For the fallen" being the most obvious.
A small pocket sized book ideal for a journey, but not likely to stretch the academic amongst you.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A pocket-sized book which brings together a lot of my favourite war poems including Wilfred Owen's "Anthem For Doomed Youth", Siegfried Sassoon's "Enemies", Edward Thomas's "The Owl" and Issac Rosenberg's "Break Of Day In The Trenches". It introduced me to other poems I warmed to but had not read before including May Wedderburn Cannan's "Lamplight", Margaret Postgate Cole's "The Veteran" and Ivor Gurney's "To His Love". I enjoy the scattering of poems with seemingly no logical order - it encourages random opening to discover new and old pearls.
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