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The Less Deceived, first published in 1955, was Philip Larkin's first mature collection of poetry, having been preceded by the derivative North Ship (1945) from The Fortune Press and a privately printed collection, a small pamphlet titled XX Poems, which Larkin mailed to literary critics and authors. Larkin was unaware that postal rates had ...
- Philip Larkin
- 1966
In full: Philip Arthur Larkin. Born: August 9, 1922, Coventry, Warwickshire, England. Died: December 2, 1985, Kingston upon Hull (aged 63) Notable Works: “The Less Deceived”
Philip Larkin's second collection, The Less Deceived was published by The Marvell Press in 1955, and now appears for the first time in Faber covers. The eye can hardly pick them out. From the cold shade they shelter in, Till wind distresses tail and mane; Then one crops grass, and moves about.
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Sep 6, 2022 · THE LESS DECEIVED: Poems : PHILIP LARKIN : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive.
By XX Poems, the privately printed volume in 1951, the mature Larkin has begun to appear; with The Less Deceived (which contained more than half of the XX Poems) he has clearly arrived. For many of Larkin's admirers, this remains his finest volume.
That you were less deceived, out on that bed, Than he was, stumbling up the breathless stair To burst into fulfillment's desolate attic.
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The Less Deceived contains twenty-nine poems which are diverse in their subjects yet similar in their basic theme of deceptions; as in deceiving of oneself by fantasies and delusions rather than deceiving others.
