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Frost spent the years 1912 to 1915 in England, where among his acquaintances was the writer Edward Thomas. [2] Thomas and Frost became close friends and took many walks together. One day, as they were walking together, they came across two roads.
The 'Dymock Poets' are generally held to have comprised Robert Frost, Lascelles Abercrombie, Rupert Brooke, Edward Thomas, Wilfrid Wilson Gibson and John Drinkwater, some of whom lived near the village in the period between 1911 and 1914. Eleanor Farjeon, who was involved with Edward Thomas, also
The Edward Thomas Fellowship was founded in 1980 and aims to perpetuate the memory of Edward Thomas and foster interest in his life and works. A plaque is dedicated to him at 113 Cowley Road, Oxford, where he lodged before entering Lincoln College, as well as featuring on the memorial board in the JCR of Lincoln College.
Walking through the English countrysides offered Thomas some relief. Still, it took Thomas' meeting with Robert Frost, an immigrant from the U.S. seeking to break into English literary circles, in 1913 to change his life's path. [1] Frost's relationship to Thomas, as Hollis discusses, essentially saved Thomas' life.
Robert Lee Frost (March 26, 1874 – January 29, 1963) was an American poet. Known for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech, [2] Frost frequently wrote about settings from rural life in New England in the early 20th century, using them to examine complex social and philosophical themes.
Abercrombie was born in Ashton upon Mersey, Sale, Cheshire. [2] He was educated at Malvern College, [3] and at Owens College, Manchester. [1]Before the First World War, he lived for a time at Dymock in Gloucestershire, part of a community of poets, including Robert Frost, and often visited by Rupert Brooke, and Edward Thomas.
The book has the endorsement of the Edward Thomas estate and permissions from Henry Holt & Company for extracts used relating to Robert Frost; extracts from the novel have been published in the Edward Thomas Fellowship newsletter and it has been reviewed in the Times Literary Supplement and elsewhere since publication in February 2013.
Farjeon had a wide range of friends with great literary talent including D. H. Lawrence, Walter de la Mare, Robert Frost and Elizabeth Myers. For several years she had a close friendship with the poet Edward Thomas and his wife. After Thomas's death in April 1917 during the Battle of Arras, she remained close to