The Dragon Book of Verse

The Dragon Book of Verse
ISBN-10
0198312415
ISBN-13
9780198312413
Category
Juvenile Nonfiction
Pages
272
Language
English
Published
1977-07-14
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Authors
Michael Harrison, Christopher Stuart-Clark

Description

A well-known and much loved selection of the best traditional modern English verse. It contains many famous, and often quoted poems, and also provides young people with an introduction to good poetry.

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