Selected Poetry and Prose by Charlotte Mew #foliosociety which works harder and faster

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ISBN: 9781784887957

Selected Poetry and Prose by Charlotte Mew #foliosociety which works harder and fasterThe British poet Charlotte Mew whose 150th anniversary falls in 2019 was regarded as one of the best poets of her age by fellow writers. She has since been neglected, but her star is beginning to rise again. This Selected Poetry and Prose is edited by Faber poet Julia Copus, who recently unveiled a blue plaque on Mew's childhood house in Doughty Street and is writing her biography. Mew was a curious mix of New Woman and stalwart Victorian. Her poems