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The North Ship

The North Ship

by PhilipLarkin (Author)

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    Paperback 1975

    $3.40
Synopsis

The North Ship, Philip Larkin's earliest volume of verse, was first published in August 1945. The introduction, by Larkin himself, explains the circumstances of its publication and the influences which shaped its contents.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 48
 Edition: New edition
 Publisher: Faber and Faber
Published: 17 Apr 1975
ISBN 10: 0571105033
ISBN 13: 9780571105038

Author Bio
Philip Larkin was born in Coventry in 1922 and was educated at King Henry VIII School, Coventry, and St John's College, Oxford. As well as his volumes of poems, which include The Whitsun Weddings and High Windows, he wrote two novels, Jill and A Girl in Winter, and two books of collected journalism: All What Jazz: A Record Library, and Required Writing: Miscellaneous Prose. He worked as a librarian at the University of Hull from 1955 until his death in 1985. He was the best-loved poet of his generation, and the recipient of innumerable honours, including the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry, and the WHSmith Award.