Holiday Memory

by Dylan Thomas

Paperback mini format stapled booklet in very good condition. LW

Genres: Poetry, Short Stories

47 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1972

About the author

Dylan Marlais Thomas (1914-1953) was a Welsh poet who wrote in English. Many regard him as one of the 20th century's most influential poets.

In addition to poetry, Thomas wrote short stories and scripts for film and radio, with the latter frequently performed by Thomas himself. His public readings, particularly in America, won him great acclaim; his booming, at times, ostentatious voice, with a subtle Welsh lilt, became almost as famous as his works. His best-known work includes the "play for voices" Under Milk Wood and the celebrated villanelle for his dying father, "Do not go gentle into that good night." Appreciative critics have also noted the superb craftsmanship and compression of poems such as "In my craft or sullen art" and the rhapsodic lyricism of Fern Hill.

Reviews

[Bettie · Rating 3 out of 5]

August Bank Holiday - read by the main man.

You can read it here: http://books.google.se/books?id=aE7eS...

[Tobi ﾄﾋﾞ · Rating 4 out of 5]

I grew up on the edge of the coast on these south Welsh beaches mentioned, it was very nice to hear a story about regular people that I know not only my ancestors but also I can relate to, unlike the stories by those by authors like Jane Austen or Arthur Conan Doyle where they hang out at Brighton beach and the South Downs (where coincidentally I now live) and other beaches on the south coast of England. It was comforting and a nice change

[Simon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Companion piece to A Child’s Christmas in Wales. This one deals with what the summer feels like as viewed through the memory of the poet. Beautifully observed and magically expressed.

These three little, long-cherished books by the great Welshman have added a little magic to our Christmas. Will repeat the dose if I’m still around in another decade.

[Paul Barnes · Rating 5 out of 5]

[J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd.] (1975). Reprint. SB. 32 Pages. Purchased from lydiwre_1.

A marvellous portrait; seaside saudade. Nostalgic, sad and funny.

Well illustrated by Meg Stevens.

First collected within “Quite Early One Morning” (1954).

[Arthur Cowslip · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice little lyrical collection of observations. Nostalgic, and very evocative of old fashioned seaside holidays. Humourous and some nice wordplay, but overall a bit light.

[Daniel · Rating 5 out of 5]

A quintessentially British day out at the beach, full of delightful imagery which is neither hackneyed nor repetitive. I recommend to anyone who wants a bit of easy-going poetry to read/ anyone whose holiday is not a sunny and enthusiastic as Thomas's depiction/ anyone who's heard 'Seaside Rendezvous' by Queen.