This collection of over 180 poems is a treasure trove that you will return to again and again. From verse of the past to modern classics, you will fine words for every occasion: about youth and age, nature, musings on life and death, romance and much besides. Whether you are looking for Shakespeare on love, Lewis Carroll's nonsense rhymes or Wilfred Owen on the sacrifices of the First World War, this anthology contains a wealth of verse by the world's best-loved English language poets. Decorated throughout with beautiful illustrations.

Includes indexes.

Children, family and home -- Growing up and growing older -- Love -- Animals and nature -- Magic, fantasy and nonsense -- Travekls and place -- Reflections and musings -- War and peace -- Mortality and remembrance -- Ballads and folk poems.