100 Years Ago A Train Stopped at Adlestrop Station
On 23rd June 1914 The express train from Padington stopped briefly at Adlestrop Railway Station - One of Britain's favourite poems was born....
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Category: Edward Thomas
‘Adlestrop’ by Edward Thomas
Yes. I remember Adlestrop – The name, because one afternoon Of heat the express-train drew up there Unwontedly. It was late June. The steam hissed. Someone cleared his throat. No one left and no...
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Edward Thomas
Edward Thomas, (1878-1917) was a poet, essayist and writer who focused on the English countryside for his inspiration. His early career was spent working solely in prose, as a reviewer of poetry, writ...
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