![]() First editions, published by David Nutt of London, often reach $2,000 at auction.įrost's writing career spanned more than fifty years during which time around 30 collections of poetry were published as well as plays and books of prose. A Boy's Will from 1913 proved to be a success for Frost and it is an extremely saleable item today. But admirers also see that, in his depictions of rural New England life, he could also introduce characters with indomitable spirit and strong personalities.ĭespite his American birth, Frost's first book of poetry was published in Britain, where he lived at the time. ![]() No stranger to personal grief and turmoil, Frost's works reflected the grim realities of life. Although not necessarily fashionable when he first started writing, Frost always insisted on focusing upon content rather poetic style within his work. This was particularly true in his adept use of American colloquialisms which confirmed him as a poet of the "common man". ![]() Frost used a style that was more down to earth and realistic than many other poets that had gone before. Four-time Pulitzer Prize winner, Robert Frost, introduced readers to a new kind of poetry throughout the start of the twentieth century. ![]()
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