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Outlook Odes

This is a collection of poems by TWH Crosland. While earning some fame as a writer and poet himself, he is today best remembered for the rather shameful role he played in the trial of Oscar Wilde and in the aftermath of the persecution. Nevertheless, his poetry is of interest as an item of the time, in quick, free verse, and with many allusions to historical and social developments. These odes, written in the style of letters, are excellent examples of this. - Summary by Carolin (1 hr 59 min)

Chapters

To the Private Member

To the True-Born Briton

To the Cambridge Crew

To Dan Leno

To the Pope

To the Right Honourable Joseph Chamberlain

To the Tsar

To Dan Leno

To the Poet Laureate

To the American Invader

To the 'Muddied Oaf'

To a Publisher

To an Hotel Keeper

To the Man with a Gun

To the Stock Exchange

To the Lord Mayor

To the Motorist

To Next Christmas

To the Tripper

To the Glasgow Magistrates

To a Bookseller

To the Deceased Wife's Sister

To the Chancellor of the Exchequer

To the Common Golfer

To Mr. Pierpont Morgan

To Prince Edward of York

To Mme. Bernhardt

To Sir William Harcourt

To the King's Bulldog

To the Daily Mail

To Everybody