Spring was late in 1913 and Edward Thomas decided to go and search for winterÕs grave and the tell-tale signs of seasonÕs turn Ð he set out to cycle westwards from London to the Quantocks.
Edward Thomas 1878-1917 turned from writing prose to poetry in 1914. His work as a poet has been widely celebrated and admired - Ted Hughes described Thomas as Òthe father of us allÓ.
The Pursuit of Spring, originally published in 1914, bridges the divide between Thomas the journalist/critic and Thomas the highly regarded poet.