Rhyme and Reason : A Short History of British Poetry from the #1 bestselling author of The Etymologicon

Rhyme and Reason : A Short History of British Poetry from the #1 bestselling author of The EtymologiconAuthor: Forsyth, Mark Literary studies: poetry & poets Published on 16 October 2025 by Atlantic Books in the United Kingdom. Hardback 368 pages 142 x 224 x 34 452g 'Enchanting' Stephen FryDid you know: Lord Byron sold more books in a day than Jane Austen did in her lifetime During the First World War there were more women poets published than soldier poets A kitchen maid became one of the most popular poets of the 18th centurySome people worry that

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