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The lyrical spirit is volatile and notoriously hard to bind with definitions; and seems to grow wilder with the years.

—Preface, The Oxford Book of English Verse

Arthur
Quiller-Couch

Arthur Quiller-Couch

1863–1944, English author. Among the novels of his native Cornwall are Dead Man’s Rock (1887) and Hetty Wesley (1903), which are romantic in spirit yet distinguished for their clear and colorful style. He also wrote essays, lectures, and poetry and was the editor of many anthologies, including the Oxford Book of English Verse (1900) and the Oxford Book of English Prose (1923). He was knighted in 1910.—continue at Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Copyright © 2002 Columbia University Press.

WORKS: The Oxford Book of English Verse: 1250–1900
Six centuries of the best poetry in the English language constitute the 883 poems of this unsurpassed anthology.; The Oxford Book of Ballads
This anthology of 176 works ranges from the epic ballads of the Middle Ages to lyrics familiar to this day.; On the Art of Writing: Lectures Delivered in the University of Cambridge, 1913–1914
This collection captures the artistic and vital nature of language.; On the Art of Reading: Lectures Delivered in the University of Cambridge, 1916–1917
This series is rich with insight on the activity of effectual and intelligent reading.; The Sleeping Beauty and other Fairy Tales
Quiller-Couch’s retelling of four classic fairy tales from the Cabinet des Fées.

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