01569cam a22003133u 4500 5720 UtSlPG 20260610133142.0 m cr n 260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PR Housman, A. E. (Alfred Edward), 1859-1936 A Shropshire Lad Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2004 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Shropshire_Lad Release date is 2004-05-01 Produced by Albert Imrie, and David Widger "A Shropshire Lad" by A. E. Housman is a collection of 63 poems published in 1896. Set in a half-imaginary pastoral Shropshire, these verses explore the fleeting nature of youth, love, and life itself. Soldiers march to early graves, young men face heartbreak and loss, and spring's beauty masks mortality's shadow. The poems resonated deeply with generations of young readers, especially during wartime, becoming companions in trenches and schoolrooms alike. Housman crafts a melancholic landscape where idealism fades and death awaits. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Shropshire (England) -- Poetry https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5720 47746 47746