by Matthew Hollis
description from BBC.UK**********************************************************************A compelling exploration of the making of one of Britain's most influential First World War poets - Edward Thomas, who is perhaps best-remembered for his poem 'Adlestrop'.Matthew Hollis's new biography is an...
If there's every a cautionary tale for misreading poetry, especially that old chestnut "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost, this would be the book.
Book of the Week blurb - A compelling exploration of the making of one of Britain's most influential First World War poets - Edward Thomas, who is perhaps best-remembered for his poem 'Adlestrop'. Matthew Hollis's new biography is an account of Thomas's final five years and of his momentous and mutu...