A companion volume to "The Family Poetry Book", this is a collection of 100 favourite poems, chosen by 50 celebrities. These include Martin Amis, Beryl Bainbridge, Richard Briers, Jilly Cooper, Charles Dance, Jonathan Dimbleby, Denis Healey, Glenys Kinnock and John Julius Norwich. Traditional favourites - Hood's "I Remember, I Remember" or Keats' "Ode on Melancholy" - mix with rarer choices, such as the anonymous "To an Adopted Child". Many moods - from Ingrid Jonker's "The Child who was Shot Dead by Soldiers at Nyanga" to ...
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A companion volume to "The Family Poetry Book", this is a collection of 100 favourite poems, chosen by 50 celebrities. These include Martin Amis, Beryl Bainbridge, Richard Briers, Jilly Cooper, Charles Dance, Jonathan Dimbleby, Denis Healey, Glenys Kinnock and John Julius Norwich. Traditional favourites - Hood's "I Remember, I Remember" or Keats' "Ode on Melancholy" - mix with rarer choices, such as the anonymous "To an Adopted Child". Many moods - from Ingrid Jonker's "The Child who was Shot Dead by Soldiers at Nyanga" to Marriott Edgar's "The Lion and Albert" - are represented here, by writers from many ages - from Horace, Queen Elizabeth I and Donne to John Betjeman, Philip Larkin and Roger McGough.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages. Ex-library book with stamps on the first page, it is also likely to have a small shelf number sticker on the spine.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.
