Yale Center for British Art

Title:
Poems of the great war : published on behalf of the Prince of Wales's National Relief Fund.
Edition:
Fifth edition.
Published / Created:
London : Chatto & Windus, 1914.

Guildford : Printed by Billing and Sons, Ltd.
Physical Description:
39, [1] pages ; 22 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Alan Richards, Yale BA 1967, JD 1972
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
With an illustration by William Richardson on the front cover.
Contents:
"Wake up, England" / Robert Bridges -- The vigil / Henry Newholt -- To the troubler of the world / William Watson -- To England: to strike quickly / Maurice Hewlett -- The fourth of August / Laurence Binyon -- The united front / Alfred Noyes -- England to the sea / R.E. Vernè€de -- The hour / J.B. Fagan -- The wife of Flanders / G.K. Chesterton -- The stars in their courses / John Freeman -- Commandeered / L.G. Moberly -- The man who keeps his head / Harold Begbie -- France / Cecil Chesterton -- We willed it not / John Drinkwater -- Pro patria / Owen Seaman -- Hymn before action / Rudyard Kipling -- Hymn in war time / Robert Bridges.
Subject Terms:
World War, 1914-1918 -- Poetry. | War poetry, English. | English poetry -- 20th century.
Form/Genre:
Poems.
Contributors:
Nicholson, William, 1872-1949, illustrator. | Chatto & Windus (Firm), publisher. | Billing and Sons, printer.