The distinguished artist, illustrator, author, and poet Edward Lear was one of the great humourists of the 19th century. He is...

The poems of Wilfred Owen have shaped our remembrance of World War I. The power of his writing arises not only from his role as...

'The rain set early in to-night,
The sullen wind was soon awake,
It tore the elm-tops down for spite,
And did its worst to vex...