- alfred edward housman by WordNet
nounEnglish poet (1859-1936. ).synonyms: Housman, A. E. Housman
- Housman by WordNet
nounEnglish poet (1859-1936. ).synonyms: A. E. Housman, Alfred Edward Housman
- Shropshire by Madelyn Little
... Marches and was the scene of much border conflict. There are ruins of many medieval castles and old monastic remains. The quiet beauty of the countryside is depicted in A. E. Housman 's Shropshire Lad. Telford and Wreken, in E Shropshire, has been administratively independent of the county since 1998.
- Butterworth by Anthony Sullivan
... George. 1885--1916, British composer, noted for his interest in folk song and his settings of Housman's poems Nick. Born 1946, English writer and illustrator of children's books, many of which feature Percy, the animal-loving park keeper
- Housman, A. E. by Alan Malone
... Alfred Edward Housman), 1859–1936, English poet and scholar, whose verse exerted a strong influence on later poets. He left Oxford without a degree because he had failed his final examinations. Ever afterward he was a coldly reserved and aloof man, a recluse seemingly without emotional life. After serving for 10 years in the civil service, he ...