The
Oxford Book of English Verse, 1250–1900 is an anthology of
English poetry, edited by
Arthur Quiller-Couch, that had a very substantial influence on popular taste and perception of poetry for at least a generation. It was published by
Oxford University Press in 1900; in its
india-paper form it was carried widely around the
British Empire and in war as a 'knapsack book'. It sold close to 500,000 copies in its first edition. In 1939, the editor revised it, deleting several poems (especially from the late 19th century) that he regretted including and adding instead many poems published before 1901 as well as poems published up to 1918. The second edition is now available online.