In a nationwide poll to discover Britain's favourite poem, Rudyard Kipling's 'If...' was voted number one. This unique anthology brings together the results of the poll in a collection of the nation's 100 best loved poems. Among the selection are popular classics such as Tennyson's 'The Lady of Shallott' and Wordsworth's 'The Daffodils' alongside contemporary poetry such as Allan Ahlberg's 'Please Mrs Butler' and Jenny Joseph's 'Warning'. Also included is the poignant 'Do not Stand at my Grave and Weep'.
Product details
Publisher : BBC Books; First Edition (19 Sept. 1996)
Language : English
Paperback : 192 pages
ISBN-10 : 0563387823
ISBN-13 : 978-0563387824
Dimensions : 14.5 x 1.4 x 21 cm
Best Sellers Rank: 17,143 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
19 in Poetry Anthologies (Books)
113 in Humorous Verse
144 in Poetry Genres
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