{"product_id":"leaves-of-grass-by-walt-whitman-9780241303122","title":"Leaves of Grass","description":"\u003cp\u003eA collectible new Penguin Classics series: stunning, clothbound editions of ten favourite poets, presenting each poet's most famous book of verse as it was originally published.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned by the acclaimed Coralie Bickford-Smith and beautifully set, these slim, A-format volumes are the ultimate gift for poetry lovers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1855, Walt Whitman published his first collection of poetry, Leaves of Grass. The volume received great praise from leading Transcendentalist poet Ralph Waldo Emerson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis encouraged what would become a lifelong project, as Whitman expanded and rewrote the volume until his death in 1892.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhitman's innovative use of free verse and the quotidian achieved his aim of reaching out to the everyday American.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition, based on the earliest published version of 1855, features Whitman's most famous poem, 'Song of Myself', an American epic inspired by his personal experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Walt Whitman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57308645163381,"sku":"9780241303122","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/4075\/2426\/files\/9780241303122.jpg?v=1782120523","url":"https:\/\/sherlockandpages.com\/products\/leaves-of-grass-by-walt-whitman-9780241303122","provider":"Sherlock \u0026 Pages","version":"1.0","type":"link"}