Young Eliot

“A rich exploration of Eliot’s life, his grinding labors and excoriating intelligence.” —Edna O’Brien, The New York Times Book Review The award-winning biographer Robert Crawford presents us with the first volume of a comprehensive account of the poetic genius of T.S. Eliot. Young Eliot traces the life of the twentieth century’s most important poet from his childhood in St. Louis to the publication of his revolutionary poem “The Waste Land.” Crawford provides readers with a new understanding of