Edward Thomas--professional author, essayist, and critic--was thirty-nine when he was killed at the Arras offensive in 1917. Six months later his first collection of poems was published and his literary reputation secured. These Selected Letters--many addressed to such luminaries as Robert Frost, Walter de la Mare, and Eleanor Farjeon--present a uniquely vivid portrait of his life, from his time as an undergraduate at Oxford through his final days at the front.

Edward Thomas wrote most of his poems during active service in World War 1 - poems which search for the true self, and affirm the oneness of all experience.

This antiquarian book contains a detailed and insightful biography of Lafcadio Hearn. Born on the Greek island of Lefkada, Patrick Lafcadio Hearn ( 1850 - 1904) was an internationally renowned writer. He is best remembered for his books about Japan, particularly those that concern Japanese legends and ghost stories. Edward Thomas s biography offers a unique insight into the life and mind of this incredible writer, and constitutes a must-read for those with an interest in Hearn s life and work. Philip Edward Thomas (1878 - 1917) was an Anglo-Welsh author best remembered for his war poetry....