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The Less Deceived
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Less Deceived
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Philip Larkin
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:48 | Dimensions(mm): Height 200,Width 132 |
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Category/Genre | Poetry by individual poets |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780571260126
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Classifications | Dewey:821.914 |
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Edition |
Main
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Faber & Faber
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Imprint |
Faber & Faber
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Publication Date |
17 March 2011 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Philip Larkin's second collection, The Less Deceived was published by The Marvell Press in 1955, and now appears for the first time in Faber covers. The eye can hardly pick them out From the cold shade they shelter in, Till wind distresses tail and mane; Then one crops grass, and moves about - The other seeming to look on - And stands anonymous again. From At Grass.
Author Biography
Philip Larkin was born in Coventry in 1922 and was educated at King Henry VIII School, Coventry, and St John's College, Oxford. As well as his volumes of poems, which include The Whitsun Weddings and High Windows, he wrote two novels, Jill and A Girl in Winter, and two books of collected journalism: All What Jazz: A Record Library, and Required Writing: Miscellaneous Prose. He worked as a librarian at the University of Hull from 1955 until his death in 1985. He was the best-loved poet of his generation, and the recipient of innumerable honours, including the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry, and the WHSmith Award.
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