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During his life, Robert published over 140 books. Here are the front covers of the first editions of some of these books.
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Over the Brazier
Published 1916
Poetry Bookshop (London)
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Goliath and David
Published 1917
Chiswick Press (London)
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Fairies and Fusiliers
Published 1917
William Heinemann (London)
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Country Sentiment
Published 1920
Martin Secker (London)
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The Pier-Glass
Published 1921
Martin Secker (London)
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On English Poetry
Published 1922
Alfred A. Knopf (London)
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The Feather Bed
Published 1923
Hogarth Press (London)
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Mock Begger Hall
Published 1924
Hogarth Press (London)
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The Meaming of Dreams
Published 1925
Greenberg (New York)
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Poetic Unreason
Published 1925
Cecil Palmer (London)
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John Hemps Wager
Published 1925
Basil Blackwell (Oxford)
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My Head! My Head!
Published 1925
Martin Secker (London)
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The Marmosite Miscellany
Published 1925
Hogarth Press (London)
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The English Ballad
Published 1927
Ernest Benn (London)
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Lars Porsena
Published 1927
Kegan Paul Trench Trubner (London)
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Poems (1914-1926)
Published 1927
William Heinemann (London)
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Lawrence and the Arabs
Published 1927
Jonathan Cape (London)
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A Survey of Modern Poetry
Published 1927
William Heinemann (London)
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A Pamphlet Against Anthologies
Published 1928
Jonathan Cape (London)
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Mrs Fisher
Published 1928
Kegan Paul Trench Trubner (London)
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The Shout
Published 1929
Elkin Matthews & Marrot (London)
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Good-bye to All That
Published 1929
Jonathan Cape (London)
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But It Still Goes On
Published 1930
Jonathan Cape (London)
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Poems (1926-1930)
Published 1931
William Heinemann (London)
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The Real David Copperfield
Published 1934
Arthur Baker (London)
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I, Claudius
Published 1934
Arthur Baker (London)
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Claudius the God
Published 1934
Arthur Baker (London)
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Antigua, Penny, Puce
Published 1936
Seizin & Constable (London)
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Count Belisarius
Published 1938
Cassell (London)
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No More Ghosts
Published 1940
Faber & Faber (London)
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Sergeant Lamb of the Ninth
Published 1940
Methuen (London)
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The Long Weekend
Published 1940
Faber & Faber (London)
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Proceed Sergeant Lamb
Published 1941
Methuen (London)
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Wife to Mr. Milton
Published 1943
Cassell (London)
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The Reader Over Your Shoulder
Published 1943
Jonathan Cape (London)
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The Golden Fleece
Published 1944
Cassell (London)
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Poems 1938-1945
Published 1945
Cassell (London)
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King Jesus
Published 1946
Cassell (London)
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Collected Poems 1914-1947
Published 1948
Cassell (London)
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The White Goddess
Published 1948
Faber & Faber (London)
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Seven Days in New Crete
Published 1949
Cassell (London)
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The Common Asphodel
Published 1949
Hamish Hamilton (London)
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The Isles of Unwisdom
Published 1950
Cassell (London)
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Occupation: Writer
Published 1950
Cassell (London)
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The Golden Ass
Published 1950
Penguin (London)
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Poems 1953
Published 1953
Cassell (London)
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The Nazarene Gospel Restored
Published 1953
Cassell (London)
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The Cross and the Sword
Published 1954
Gollancz (London)
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Homer's Daughter
Published 1955
Cassell (London)
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Greek Myths
Published 1955
Penguin (London)
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Collected Poems 1955
Published 1955
Doubleday (New York)
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Adam's Rib
Published 1955
Trianon (Paris)
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The Crowning Privilege
Published 1955
Cassell (London)
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The Infant with the Globe
Published 1955
Trianon (Paris)
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Catacrock!
Published 1956
Cassell (London)
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Pharsalia
Published 1956
Penguin (London)
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The Twelve Caesars
Published 1957
Penguin (London)
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Jesus in Rome
Published 1957
Cassell (London)
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They Hanged My Saintly Billy
Published 1957
Cassell (London)
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5 Pens in Hand
Published 1958
Doubleday (New York)
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Stories, Talks, Essays, Poems, Studies
Published 1958
Cassell (London)
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Collected Poems 1959
Published 1959
Cassell (London)
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The Anger of Achilles
Published 1959
Cassell (London)
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Food for Centaurs
Published 1960
Doubleday (New York)
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Myths of Ancient Greece
Published 1960
Cassell (London)
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The Penny Fiddle
Published 1960
Cassell (London)
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More Poems 1961
Published 1961
Cassell (London)
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Oxford Addresses on Poetry
Published 1962
Cassell (London)
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The Comedies of Terence
Published 1962
Cassell (London)
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The Big Green Book
Published 1962
Crowell Collier (New York)
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The Siege and Fall of Troy
Published 1962
Cassell (London)
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Hebrew Myths
Published 1964
Cassell (London)
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Collected Short Stories
Published 1964
Cassell (London)
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Ann at Highwood Hall
Published 1964
Cassell (London)
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Mammon and the Black Goddess
Published 1964
Cassell (London)
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Majorca Observed
Published 1965
Cassell (London)
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Love Respelt
Published 1965
Cassell (London)
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Collected Poems 1965
Published 1965
Cassell (London)
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Two Wise Children
Published 1966
Harlin Quist (London)
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The Rubaiyyat of Omar Khayaam
Published 1967
Cassell (London)
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The Poor Boy who Followed his Star
Published 1968
Cassell (London)
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The Crane Bag
Published 1969
Cassell (London)
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On Poetry: Collected Talks and Essays
Published 1969
Doubleday (New York)
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Poems About Love
Published 1969
Cassell (London)
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Poems: Abridged for Dolls and Princes
Published 1971
Cassell (London)
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Difficult Questions Easy Answers
Published 1972
Cassell (London)
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The Song of Songs
Published 1973
Collins (London)
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Collected Poems 1975
Published 1975
Cassell (London)