{"product_id":"9781851245772","title":"Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard (Collector's Edition)","description":"Author: Thomas Gray\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781851245772\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bodleian Library Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Nov 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 88\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Curfew tolls the knell of parting day...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas Gray's \u003ci\u003eElegy Written in a Country Churchyard\u003c\/i\u003e has been loved and admired throughout the centuries. First circulated to a select group of friends, it was rushed to official publication in 1751 in order to avoid pirated copies being sold without the young poet's permission. Praised by Samuel Johnson, reprinted over and over again in Gray's lifetime and recited by generations of school children, it is one of the most famous poems in the English language.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition reproduces the exquisite wood engravings made by Agnes Miller Parker in 1938. Parker visited the churchyard at St Giles, Stoke Poges, where the poem is set, in order to make her sketches, and all thirty-two stanzas of the poem are accompanied by detailed full-page illustrations. Commemorating the 250th anniversary of the poet's death, this edition will not only bring new readers to the \u0026amp;#x27;Elegy\u0026amp;#x27; but will also appeal to those already familiar with its riches.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46857122545822,"sku":"ADS-9781851245772","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781851245772.jpg?v=1779155193","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781851245772","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}