▁British ▁edition ▁in ▁English ▁of ▁The ▁Collect ed ▁Works ▁of ▁C . ▁G . ▁Jung . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁The ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁far mer , ▁Read ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁Mus co ates ▁near ▁N unning ton , ▁about ▁four ▁miles ▁south ▁of ▁Kir kb ym o ors ide ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁R iding ▁of ▁York shire . ▁His ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Le eds ▁were ▁interrupted ▁by ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War , ▁during ▁which ▁he ▁served ▁with ▁the ▁Green ▁How ards ▁in ▁France . ▁He ▁was ▁commission ed ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁received ▁the ▁Military ▁Cross ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁and ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Order ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁He ▁reached ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁captain . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁war , ▁Read ▁founded ▁the ▁journal ▁Arts ▁& ▁Let ters ▁with ▁Frank ▁R utter , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁literary ▁period ical s ▁to ▁publish ▁work ▁by ▁T . ▁S . ▁Eli ot . ▁ ▁Early ▁work ▁Read ' s ▁first ▁volume ▁of ▁poetry ▁was ▁Songs ▁of ▁Cha os , ▁self - pub lished ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁His ▁second ▁collection , ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁was ▁called ▁N aked ▁War riors , ▁and ▁drew ▁on ▁his ▁experiences ▁fighting ▁in ▁the ▁tren ches ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War . ▁His ▁work , ▁which ▁shows ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁Im ag ism ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Met aph ys ical ▁po ets ,