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A Shropshire LadA. E. Housman

A Shropshire Lad

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Original author: A. E. Housman

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"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.

A Shropshire Lad, by A. E. Housman. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #5720.

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64 Chapters

  1. 1.Introduction616 words
  2. 2.Chapter I164 words
  3. 3.Chapter II63 words
  4. 4.Chapter III: The Recruit129 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV: Reveille114 words
  6. 6.Chapter V176 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI65 words
  8. 8.Chapter VII133 words
  9. 9.Chapter VIII127 words
  10. 10.Chapter IX174 words
  11. 11.Chapter X: March112 words
  12. 12.Chapter XI66 words
  13. 13.Chapter XII79 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIII67 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIV88 words
  16. 16.Chapter XV87 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVI41 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVII61 words
  19. 19.Chapter XVIII39 words
  20. 20.Chapter XIX: To an Athlete Dying Young144 words
  21. 21.Chapter XX79 words
  22. 22.Chapter XXI: Bredon Hill (1)159 words
  23. 23.Chapter XXII64 words
  24. 24.Chapter XXIII178 words
  25. 25.Chapter XXIV69 words
  26. 26.Chapter XXV84 words
  27. 27.Chapter XXVI106 words
  28. 28.Chapter XXVII138 words
  29. 29.Chapter XXVIII: The Welsh Marches185 words
  30. 30.Chapter XXIX: The Lent Lily79 words
  31. 31.Chapter XXX86 words
  32. 32.Chapter XXXI118 words
  1. 33.Chapter XXXII57 words
  2. 34.Chapter XXXIII77 words
  3. 35.Chapter XXXIV: The New Mistress191 words
  4. 36.Chapter XXXV80 words
  5. 37.Chapter XXXVI86 words
  6. 38.Chapter XXXVII207 words
  7. 39.Chapter XXXVIII107 words
  8. 40.Chapter XXXIX61 words
  9. 41.Chapter XL39 words
  10. 42.Chapter XLI161 words
  11. 43.Chapter XLII: The Merry Guide237 words
  12. 44.Chapter XLIII: The Immortal Part236 words
  13. 45.Chapter XLIV169 words
  14. 46.Chapter XLV53 words
  15. 47.Chapter XLVI116 words
  16. 48.Chapter XLVII: The Carpenter's Son145 words
  17. 49.Chapter XLVIII160 words
  18. 50.Chapter XLIX57 words
  19. 51.Chapter L132 words
  20. 52.Chapter LI143 words
  21. 53.Chapter LII67 words
  22. 54.Chapter LIII: The True Lover195 words
  23. 55.Chapter LIV35 words
  24. 56.Chapter LV82 words
  25. 57.Chapter LVI: The Day of Battle88 words
  26. 58.Chapter LVII39 words
  27. 59.Chapter LVIII37 words
  28. 60.Chapter LIX: The Isle of Portland59 words
  29. 61.Chapter LX41 words
  30. 62.Chapter LXI: Hughley Steeple102 words
  31. 63.Chapter LXII432 words
  32. 64.Chapter LXIII75 words