Robert Bridges - Shorter Poems: "When first we met we did not guess That Love would prove so hard a master."

Bridges, Robert

ISBN 10: 1785436465 / ISBN 13: 9781785436468

Published by Portable Poetry, 2016

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Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Robert Bridges - Shorter Poems: "When first we met we did not guess That Love would prove so hard a master."
• Publisher: Portable Poetry
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1785436465
• ISBN 13: 9781785436468
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Like New

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Synopsis

Robert Bridges was born in Walmer, Kent on the 23rd of October 1844. He went to study medicine intending to practice until the age of forty and then retire to write poetry. Lung disease forced him to retire in 1882, and from that point on he devoted himself to writing and literary research. However, Bridges' literary work started long before his retirement, his first collection of poems having been published in 1873. He was appointed Poet Laureate in 1913 by George V, the only medical graduate to have held the office. He died in Oxford on the 21st of April 1930.