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Housman's a shropshire lad, first published in 1896. 3 years ago3 years ago. Housman, was an english poet and classical scholar, now best known for his cycle of poems, a shropshire lad. The collection of lyrical poems became hugely successful following the second boer war and world war i, with themes such as nostalgia for one's home and the patriotic celebration of the life of the solider striking a chord.