This early work by Edward Thomas was originally published in 1909 and we
are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The
South Country' 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.