Book Description
This is the second volume of an extensive collection of some of Alfred Noyes's most beautiful and celebrated poetry. A volume that will appeal to a wide range of poetry-lovers, this collection embodies the delight of the English ballad, and would make for a worthy addition to any bookshelf. The poems contained within this collection include: The Island Hawk, The Admiral's Ghost, Edinburgh, In a Railway Carriage, An East-End Coffee-Stall, Red of the Dawn, The Dream-Child's Invitation, The Tramp Transfigured, On The Downs, A May-Day Carol, The Call of The Spring, and many more. Alfred Noyes (1880 – 1958) was a seminal English poet, short-story writer, and playwright, who is best remembered for his ballads, "The Highwayman" and "The Barrel-Organ". We are republishing this vintage book now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a new prefatory biography of the author.
