{"product_id":"a-shropshire-lad-by-ae-housman-9780241303153","title":"A Shropshire Lad","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA collectible new Penguin series - beautiful, slim, clothbound editions of ten favourite poets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Shropshire Lad\u003c\/i\u003e was first published in 1896 at A. E. Housman's own expense. The collection of lyrical poems became hugely successful following the Second Boer War and World War I, with themes such as nostalgia for one's home and the patriotic celebration of the life of the soldier striking a chord with English readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection contains Housman's greatest works, demonstrating the lyrical precision and emotional depth of his writing. It includes 'To an Athlete Dying Young', a lyrical elegy to a life lost at its prime, and 'When I was One-and-Twenty', a love poem on the ignorance of youth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46506367910124,"sku":"9780241303153","price":22.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/24830863482273.jpg?v=1748694758","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/a-shropshire-lad-by-ae-housman-9780241303153","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}