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What was the name of his first poetry collection?

  • The Shropshire Lad

  • The London Lass

  • The Oxford Boy

  • A Shropshire Lad

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A Shropshire Lad is the name of A. E. Housman's first poetry collection. It was published in 1896 and contains 63 poems, most of which are about the English countryside. The poems are often melancholy and nostalgic, and they reflect Housman's own feelings of loss and isolation. A Shropshire Lad was a critical and commercial success, and it has been translated into many languages.
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