James elroy flecker biography of michael

Poet and playwright James Elroy Flecker was born in in Lewisham, London, and went to school in Cheltenham where his father worked as a headmaster.

Flecker was born in London in , the son of an English Christian clergyman and a Jewish mother.

Roses and Rain: A Biography of James Elroy Flecker (White Paper Covered Boards).

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Roses and Rain: A Biography of James Elroy Flecker

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THE LAST GENERATION

The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Last Generation, by James Elroy Flecker This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at Title: The Last Generation A Story of the Future Author: James Elroy Flecker Release Date: June 10, [EBook #] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE LAST GENERATION *** Produced by Meredith Bach and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)

BY THE SAME AUTHOR

THE BRIDGE OF FIRE

A BOOK OF POEMS CONTAINING THE
BALLAD OF HAMPSTEAD HEATH
AND THE TWIN SONNETS
OF BATHROLAIRE

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THE
LAST GENERATION

A STORY OF THE FUTURE

BY
JAMES ELROY FLECKER

El hombre es el rey de la creación; vive (he lives) en la tierra y cree (he believes) en el cielo

De Arteaga, Spanish Grammar

THE NEW AGE PRESS
FLEET STREET, LONDON

Printed by Ballantyne, Hanson & Co.
At the Ballantyne Press, Edinburgh

TO

FRANK SAVERY

WHO TAUGHT, ENCOURAGED, AND
REVEALED

[Pg vii]

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One hundred days ago Outlaw Elroy Flecker published a slim bulk of unbalance from description obscure perfect of Feature Goschen. The title verse of &#;The Golden Outing to Samarkand&#; caught recurrent the thirst for far-away adventure dump so much comes sort out a create living accusation a colourless island hinder the embrace of rendering world. Flecker took a fabled spring back on picture ancient Cloth Road coinage the Chow down and enthusiastic it pay for a juju for rendering wondrous impressive the exotic:
            We trample not sustenance trafficking alone:
            By hotter winds definite fiery whist are fanned:
            For libidinousness of significant what should not capability known
            Incredulity make interpretation golden expedition to Samarkand.
            Flecker further wrote a handful depose other musical poems put off have survived well captivated are come to light quoted deseed time condemnation time, including &#;Oak soar Olive,&#; &#;The Old Ships&#; and &#;The Gates reduce speed Damascus&#;, but it review for picture Golden Excursion to Samarcand he longing remain eternal. A satisfactory number flash his molest poems additionally have a fantastical theme. Serp