The Common Muse

The Common Muse (1965) by V. de Sola Pinto and A.E. Rodway – Penguin Books
Sold with pride (and dust) by Crappy Old Books – where even the bawdy gets battered.

Step aside Shakespeare—The Common Muse is where the real voices of the people sing, swear, and occasionally stagger. This brilliant 1965 Penguin anthology compiles the anonymous (and often filthy) verses of the 18th and 19th centuries: street ballads, pub songs, political doggerel, and risqué rhymes too rude for polite society. Compiled by de Sola Pinto and Rodway with scholarly glee and a wink, it’s a riotous celebration of poetry from the gutter up.

Our copy? Slightly warped, smells faintly of pipe smoke, and contains more cultural value than most brand-new paperbacks ever will.

Crappy Old Books – Because literature’s a lot more fun when it’s a little bit grubby.

Nice crisp condition although cover maybe a bit faded.

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