Oxford Book of English Verse

The Oxford Book of English Verse most commonly means the Oxford Book of English Verse 1250-1900 edited by Arthur Quiller-Couch, an anthology of English poetry that had a very substantial influence on popular taste and perception of poetry for at least a generation. It was published by Oxford University Press in 1900; in its india-paper form it was carried widely around the British Empire and in war as a 'knapsack book'. It sold close to 500,000 copies in its first edition. The book is now available online.

Related Topics:
Arthur Quiller-Couch - Anthology - English poetry - Oxford University Press - India-paper - British Empire

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Various successors have subtly differentiated titles. See Oxford poetry anthologies.

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