Alfred Noyes (1) (1880–1958)
Auteur van The Highwayman
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Werken van Alfred Noyes
Collected Poems Vol. II: The Enchanted Island, Sherwood, Tales of the Mermaid Tavern, New Poems (Volume 2) (1913) 37 exemplaren
The Elfin Artist 6 exemplaren
Drake, an English epic, books I-XII 4 exemplaren
Midnight Express 4 exemplaren
Orchard's Bay 4 exemplaren
A Belgian Christmas eve,: Being "Rada" rewritten and enlarged as an episode of the great war, (2009) 3 exemplaren
A Book of Princeton Verse, Volume I — Redacteur — 2 exemplaren
The Lusitania Waits 2 exemplaren
The forest of wild thyme [in verse] 2 exemplaren
A Letter to Lucian, and Other Poems 1 exemplaar
The Plot Is The Thing And Midnight Express 1 exemplaar
Rada A Belgium Christmas Eve 1 exemplaar
Open Boats 1 exemplaar
The Torch Bearers, Vol II, The Book of Earth 1 exemplaar
A salute from the fleet and other poems 1 exemplaar
The Loom of Years 1 exemplaar
Mystery Ships: Trapping the "U" Boat: (With Newly Added Photographs of British Warships) (2017) 1 exemplaar
The Log of the Evening Star 1 exemplaar
Some aspects of modern poetry 1 exemplaar
"Helicon" poetry series 1 exemplaar
A Song of Drake's Men {poem} 1 exemplaar
The avenue of the allies and Victory 1 exemplaar
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The Children's Treasury: Best Loved Stories and Poems from Around the World (1987) — Medewerker — 148 exemplaren
Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border / The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott (1830) — Redacteur, sommige edities — 49 exemplaren
Selected Stories of Great Authors — Medewerker — 3 exemplaren
Rosemary — Medewerker — 1 exemplaar
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- 1880-09-18
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1958-06-28
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- Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England, UK
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- England, UK
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- Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK
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- Ryde, Isle of Wight, England, UK
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- Princeton, New Jersey, USA
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- University of Oxford (Exeter College)
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THE DEEP ONES: "The Lusitania Waits" by Alfred Noyes in The Weird Tradition (maart 2021)
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I first heard it when my teacher read it out to my form group at the end of term in December 1988. We were the only class in school not allowed a Christmas party because the teacher didn't believe this should be allowed, so he read us a series of poems & stories, of which "The Highwayman" is the only one I remember. I liked it as it has a strong story and I've always had a fascination with highway robbers.
Not long after this, I saw the video to Fleetwood Mac's "Everywhere", which is inspired by "The Highwayman" poem. I've watched this on and off over the years & listened to the song countless times, so I guess this has kept the poem in my memory all this time.
It never occurred to me to re-read it. The only reason I have now done so is because the poem was featured in Wallis Peel's non-fiction book on highwaymen and highwaywomen called "Stand and Deliver".
I remembered a lot of it, including the outcome, because the "Everywhere" video reveals it, but this didn't spoil anything. It's short and to the point with a vivid narrative and a supernatural twist.… (meer)