A Season in Hell is one of the great works of modern literature. It is
published here in a bilingual edition together with many of the verse
poems which Rimbaud wrote between March 1870 and August 1872. A Season
in Hell was Rimbaud's literary testament, his apology and a
contribution to the mythology of his time. Norman Cameron (1905-53) was
born in India and educated at Fettes College and Oriel College,
Cambridge. He worked as a superintendent of Education in Nigeria, before
becoming an advertising copywriter in London. During the 1930s he was a
frequent contributor to Geoffrey Grigson's New Verse. He was awarded
an MBE for his propaganda work during the war, and served with British
forces in Austria until 1947, when he returned to London and
advertising. In addition to his translations of Rimbaud, he published
several collections of poetry including The Winter House (1935) and
Work in Hand (1942). His Collected Poems (edited by Warren Hope and
Jonathan Barker) was published by Anvil in 1990.