John Masefield 约翰 曼斯菲尔德.pptVIP

His Brief Introduction John Edward Masefield(1 June 1878 – 12 May 1967) was an English poet and writer, and?Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom?from 1930 until his death in 1967. He is remembered as the author of the classic childrens novels?The Midnight Folk?and?The Box of Delights, and poems, including The Everlasting Mercy and Sea-Fever. His Early Life Masefield was born in?Ledbury in?Herefordshire. His mother died giving birth to his sister when Masefield was only six, and he went to live with his aunt. His father died soon after following a mental breakdown.?After an unhappy education at