Rupert Brooke

The Collected Poems of Rupert Brooke is a comprehensive collection of the works of the English poet Rupert Brooke. The book includes all of his published poems, as well as previously unpublished works and fragments. Brooke is best known for his romantic and patriotic poems, which were written during the early years of the 20th century. His most famous works include ""The Soldier"" and ""The Old Vicarage, Grantchester"". The collection also includes a biographical introduction by Brooke's friend and fellow poet Edward Marsh, as well as a critical analysis of Brooke's work by W.B. Yeats. The book is a must-read for fans of English poetry and those interested in the literary history of the early 20th century.This is a new release of the original 1924 edition.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Rupert Chawner Brooke (3 August 1887 - 23 April 1915) was an English poet known for his idealistic war sonnets written during the First World War, especially "The Soldier". He was also known for his boyish good looks, which were said to have prompted the Irish poet W. B. Yeats to describe him as "the handsomest young man in England". He was commissioned into the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve as a temporary Sub-Lieutenant shortly after his 27th birthday and took part in the Royal Naval Division's Antwerp expedition in October 1914. He sailed with the British Mediterranean Expeditionary Force on 28 February 1915 but developed sepsis from an infected mosquito bite. He died at 4:46 pm on 23 April 1915 in a French hospital ship moored in a bay off the island of Skyros in the Aegean on his way to the landing at Gallipoli. As the expeditionary force had orders to depart immediately, he was buried at 11 pm in an olive grove on Skyros, Greece.