Alfred Noyes

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 it 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.

This wonderful text contains a comprehensive collection of poetry written by Alfred Noyes. This delightful compendium will greatly appeal to any lover of poetry, and is not to be missed by fans of Noyes's work or collectors of antiquarian literature of this ilk. The poems contained herein include: Alfred Noyes, The Loom of Years, In the Heart of the Woods, Art, Triolet, A Triple Ballad of Old Japan, The Cymbalist, Haunted in Old Japan, Necromancy, The Mystic, The Flower of Old Japan, Apes and Ivory, A Song or Sherwood, and many more. Alfred Noyes (1880 - 1958) was an English playwright, short-story writer and poet, best remembered for his ballads "The Barrel-Organ" and "The Highwayman". Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly hard-to-come-by and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a new prefatory biography of the author.

The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor, And the highwayman came riding- Riding-riding- The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door. In Alfred Noyes's thrilling poem, charged with drama and tension, we ride with the highwayman and recoil from the terrible fate that befalls him and his sweetheart Bess, the landlord's daughter. The vivid imagery of the writing is matched by Charles Keeping's haunting illustrations which won him the Kate Greenaway Medal. This new edition features rescanned artwork to capture the breath-taking detail of Keeping's illustrations and a striking new cover.