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Selected Poems
Nov 25, 2025 9:41 PM

Author:William Yeats,Timothy Webb

Selected Poems

This selection of the works of W B Yeats, includes the final book from the unfairly neglected narrative poem 'The Wanderings of Oisin' and a number of lyrics from Yeats's work as poetic dramatist. It breaks new ground by allowing the reader to engage with a dozen poems in alternative versions; in many other cases it provides significant variants, so that Yeats's struggle to revise his poetry can be experienced with unusual immediacy.

Reviews

A bold act of imaginative piracy

—— Robert Nye , The Times

It brilliantly conjures the wit and verve of swashbuckling classics

—— Miranda France , Daily Telegraph

A brilliant swashbuckling sequel

—— David Robson , Sunday Telegraph

It is to Larsson's credit that his version of this pirate is abounding in energy and complexity. Though he is a different man from that wrought by R.L.S., he is enthralling, charged with wit and wiles and a vivacity of speech that are entertaining and clever

—— Scotland on Sunday

Larsson's brilliantly-coloured tapestry is worth its weight in gunpowder

—— Figaro

Only Ben Elton could combine uncomfortable questions about gender politics with a gripping, page-turning narrative and jokes that make you laugh out loud

—— Tony Parsons

A very funny book about a sensitive subject ... Ben Elton the writer might even be funniter than Ben Elton the comic

—— Daily Mail

The selections from the greats are generous and well chosen

—— Guardian
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