Selected Poems: Arthur Hugh Clough: Active outdoor pursuits The Future is a white-knuckle

The Future is a white-knuckle tour de force and dazzling exploration of the world we have made and where we are going

‘I could not put this down

Surrender to your limits

sworn enemies Dart the Dragon Slayer and Anna Bravetail must put aside their differences to plan an escape

time-saving cooking strategies

Selected Poems: Arthur Hugh Clough: Active outdoor pursuits The Future is a white-knuckleAsked what problems most perplexed "young men at present" Arthur Hugh Clough (1819 1861) replied "a growing sense of discrepancy". His wry and wise poetry explores the tensions of a time of radical changes in the religious, political and literary landscape. He had a sharp eye for absurdity. Clough was a writer of wide interests and liberal sympathies, vividly idiomatic and sensuous, delighting in the detail and variety of everyday life. His technical