In Pursuit of Spring
21/05/13 13:43 - Filed under : books
The early months of 100 years ago were similar to this year’s.
Edward Thomas was a journalist and literary critic. He turned from writing prose to poetry in 1914, encouraged by his close friend Robert Frost. Thomas enlisted in the army in 1915 and died on Easter Monday 1917 at the battle of Arras.
Matthew Hollis’s biography, Now All Roads Lead to France: The Last Years of Edward Thomas, was published to great acclaim in 2011 and was shortlisted for the Costa Book Award.
In Pursuit of Spring is available as a digital e-book in epub and mobi formats through the Cromen shop and as a paperback book on Amazon and Lulu – go to In Pursuit of Spring page for further information.