Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #161968 in Books
• Published on: 1958-01-01
• Binding: Hardcover
• 448 pages

From the Back Cover
Generals tend to win their reputations at the cost of other men's lives. By an anomaly unique in military history Wavell's own reputation has reached its widest range - certainly in the English-speaking world - not because of his prowess as a soldier or a proconsul, but because of his identification with a small miscellany containing a selection of other men's verses.' Ronald Lewin

First published in 1944, during the darkest days of the war, Lord Wavell's great anthology of English poetry - enhanced by his own introduction and annotations - encouraged and delighted many thousands of readers.
It has remained in print every since, proving beyond doubt that, whatever the fashion of the day, poetry can fulfil its ancient function, finding its way to the hearts of the many, not only to the minds of the few.
'it is a vindication of the role poetry can fulfil as a source of inspiration and encouragement.' Glasgow Herald

'The worth of Other Men's Flowers is that it is not a manufactured article, made for the market, but the harvest of a life's devotion - of things long held precious in the memory.' Daily Telegraph

Customer Reviews

Great book of man's poetry
Okay called me sexist, but I really think some poets appeal to different men more than women (and the reverse). Wavell, a senior officer in the British army in WWI, collected many poems and poets that fit that bill. These were pieces he memorized at one point or another in his life. I found this book years ago and having been raised on Kipling and Chesterton among others, I found many old friends here. I also found samplings that caused me to read other poets whose work hadn't interested me before. If this stuff were taught in schools, instead of the watered down non-rhymed modern stuff, more boys might not be horrified and/or bored to tears at the concept of poetry. A great book that needs to be back in print.