The Grecians; A Dialogue on Education

London: J. M. Dent, 1910 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5.5". None. An unusual first edition exploring author and playwright James Elroy Flecker's views on education. The first edition of this curious work from British novelist, playwright and poet James Elroy Flecker. Flecker is best remembered for his verse drama 'Hassan', a verse of which is inscribed on the clock tower of the barracks of the British army's SAS regiment in Hereford, and enduring testimony to the strength of Flecker's work.This volume, divided into five chapters, is Flecker's investigation into education styled as a dialogue. The author explains in his preface that he has 'tried to make this dialogue resemble a real conversation, and have aimed at abruptness, vigour, and compression rather than at rounded periods and exact arrangement of subject'.With the contemporary owner's inscription of E. E. Faithfull, dated 1916, to the front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, lovely, with bumping to spine tail and light shelf wear to spine head. Former owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting to title page, with pages otherwise clean and bright. Very Good Indeed