About the Author

Philip Larkin's best-known poetry collections (all Faber) include The Less Deceived (1955); The Whitsun Weddings (1964) and High Windows (1974). Recent editions of his letters, and a biography by Andrew Motion have revived interest in the man as well as the poet.

Reviews

`I am happy to see Mr. Larkin's taste in poetry and my own are in agreement ... I congratulate him most warmly on his achievement.'
W. H. Auden, The Guardian
`worth owning because the judgement of the compilers still carries weight'
The Guardian
"a brilliant selection" The Week, Saturday, 19th June 1999
`It is a sheer joy to dip into.'
Steve Matthews, Southern Daily Echo