# The Hundred Best English Poems

Author: Gowans, Adam L. (Adam Luke) [Editor]

Genre: Category: Poetry

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17768

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+Hundred+Best+English+Poems+Gowans&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

Let me frankly admit, to begin with, that the attractiveness and probable selling qualities of the title of this little book, "The Hundred Best English Poems," proved, when it had been once thought of, too powerful arguments for it to be abandoned. I am fully conscious of the presumption such a title implies in an unknown selector, but at the same time I submit that only a plebiscite of duly qualified lovers of poetry could make a selection that could claim to deserve this title beyond all question, and such a plebiscite is of course impossible. I can claim no more than that my attempt to realize this title is an honest one, and I can assert, without fear of contradiction, that every one...

## Chapters

- [Chapter 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-hundred-best-english-poems-17768/chapters/5/index.md)
- [Chapter 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-hundred-best-english-poems-17768/chapters/6/index.md)
- [Chapter 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-hundred-best-english-poems-17768/chapters/3/index.md)
- [Chapter 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-hundred-best-english-poems-17768/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Chapter 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-hundred-best-english-poems-17768/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Chapter 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-hundred-best-english-poems-17768/chapters/4/index.md)
- [Chapter 7](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-hundred-best-english-poems-17768/chapters/7/index.md)