Cloud Castle and Other Papers (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Cloud Castle and Other Papers The writings of Edward Thomas are sufficiently well known to readers of recent literature, and much has been said in appreciation of his work, both prose and verse, by several of the lead ing critics of the time. As' an admirer, I am pleased to find myself in such good company; but as a practically unlettered person this is all I can say on the subject. For me it is only to speak in this Foreword of Edward Thomas, the man, as I knew him, who was my friend and one of the most lovable beings I have ever known. It may be that our friendship was somewhat unusual, as there was a considerable difference in our respective ages, and we were poles apart in the circumstances of our lives. He, an Oxford graduate, and a literary man by profession; I, unschooled and unclassed, born and bred in a semi-barbarous district among the horsemen of. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.