A.E. Housman (1859-1936) was a poet of great popularity and widespread influence: a Latin scholar of the front rank, a prose stylist, a notable writer of comic verse and, thanks to the success of "A Shropshire Lad", one of the best-known poems in the English language. Reissued to mark the centenary of the publication of "A Shropshire Lad", this biography is a complete account of Housman's life and career. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including much unpublished material, it provides readers with an insight into Housman the poet, the scholar and the man.