Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard

Commemorating the 250th anniversary of the poet’s death, this volume will introduce new readers to Thomas Gray’s Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard.

“The Curfew tolls the knell of parting day...”

Thomas Gray’s Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard has been loved and admired throughout the centuries. First circulated to a select group of friends, it was rushed to official publication in 1751 to avoid pirated copies being sold without the young poet’s permission. Praised by Samuel Johnson,...