Philip Larkin: The Man and His WorkDale Salwak A collection of essays celebrating the talents of Philip Larkin, poet, critic and fiction writer who died in 1985. They range from Kingsley Amis' and Anthony Curtis' fine memoirs of Larkin's life at Oxford to William H.Pritchard's examination of some of the qualities in his poetry. |
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Farewell to a Friend Kingsley Amis | 3 |
Larkin Around in the Library Edwin A Dawes | 18 |
a Jazz Friendship John White | 38 |
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