This early work by Edward Thomas was originally published in 1909 and we
are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The
Heart of England' is one of Thomas's works on the subject of nature.
Philip Edward Thomas was born in Lambeth, London, England in 1878. His
parents were Welsh migrants, and Thomas attended several schools, before
ending up at St. Pauls. Thomas led a reclusive early life, and began
writing as a teenager. He published his first book, The Woodland Life
(1897), at the age of just nineteen. A year later, he won a history
scholarship to Lincoln College, Oxford. Despite being less well-known
than other World War I poets, Thomas is regarded by many critics as one
of the finest.