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Author Harvey, Anne.

Title Adlestrop / Anne Harvey.

Publication Info. [Place of publication not identified] : The History Press, [2009]
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Summary Edward Thomas never left the train that stopped briefly at a Cotswold station, Adlestrop, just before World War I, but what he saw resulted in one of the best known and loved English poems, Adlestrop. Generations of literary pilgrims have visited the village which inspired the poem, while many of today's writers have composed their own tributes to the poet and the place where, after the closure of the station, the nameboard was lovingly retained. This anthology explores Adlestrop's literary, topographical and railway associations. Anne Harvey investigates the origins of the poem: did the train really stop 'unwontedly'? Was it an express? Was Thomas travelling alone? His fascination with the railways began in boyhood and is seen in two of his little-known short stories, 'A Third-Class Carriage' and 'Death by Misadventure'. The book also examines the connection with Jane Austen, who visited her Leigh relatives at Adlestrop Park and Rectory, and there are poems from Peter Porter, Alan Brownjohn, P.J. Kavanagh, Dannie Abse and Brian Patten. A wide selection of illustrations includes facsimiles of Edward Thomas's original manuscript and notebook entries, photographs and fine wood engravings by well-known artists. This engaging anthology will appeal to all who have read and loved this classic poem.
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Subject Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917. Adlethorpe.
HISTORY / General.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Harvey, Anne.
Other Form: Print version: Adlestrop revisited. Stroud : Sutton, 1999. 0750922893 (pbk.) : (Uk)gb 990X5821
Standard No. 9780752499840
ISBN 9780752499840 (e-pub)
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