First published in 1978 The Ordeal of Ivor Gurney is a moving and extraordinary account of a tragic genius penned by the composer Michael Hurd. Born in Gloucest

First published in 1978 The Ordeal of Ivor Gurney is a moving and extraordinary account of a tragic genius penned by the composer Michael Hurd. Born in Gloucest

"Originally a student of music, [Gurney] took up poetry in the trenches of the First World War, and was working on what would be his first volume of verse when,

Insightful account of the life and works of two of the most important figures in twentieth-century British cultural life.

Drawing on biographical information, letters, reminiscences and anecdotes, John Lucas pieces together the troubled life of Ivor Gurney, a key 20th century poet.