A Good Time Was Had by All

Name: A Good Time Was Had by All
Author: Stevie Smith

by Stevie Smith

Collection of witty, acerbic poems on love, death, and human follies

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Stevie Smith

Smith was primarily a poet but her three novels, especially Novel on Yellow Paper, are important works of experimental English fiction. Her quirky, oblique humour combined with genuine melancholy is unique in English literature.

More by Stevie Smith

Novel on Yellow PaperSemi-autobiographical novel of a young woman's witty commentary on work and love
Over the FrontierNovel of a woman's escape into a dreamlike frontier where politics and passion collide
The HolidayNovel exploring the dark undercurrents of family relationships and social observation
Harold's LeapCollection of darkly humorous poems on childhood, religion, and disappointment
Not Waving but DrowningCollection of sardonic poems including the famous title poem on despair
The Frog Prince and Other PoemsCollection of witty and whimsical poems reworking traditional fairy tale motifs