# A Certain World

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{{Infobox book
| name       = A Certain World
| image      = ACertainWorld.jpg
| caption    = First UK edition
| alt        = Cover
| author     = [W. H. Auden](/source/W._H._Auden)
| country    = United States
| language   = English
| subject    = [Commonplace book](/source/Commonplace_book)s
| published  = 1970 by [Viking Press](/source/Viking_Press)
| media_type = Print
| pages      = 438
| awards     =
| isbn       = 0670209945
| oclc       = 87076
| congress   = PN 6245 .A91
}}
'''''A Certain World: A [Commonplace Book](/source/Commonplace_book)''''', by [W. H. Auden](/source/W._H._Auden), is an [anthology](/source/Anthology_series) of passages and quotations from other authors, selected by Auden, arranged alphabetically by subject. He called it  "a sort of autobiography." Subjects include time, sin, and landscapes. It was published in 1970.<ref name="Kirkus">{{cite web|title=Kirkus Review: A Certain World|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/w-h-auden-5/a-certain-world/|website=Kirkus Reviews|accessdate=6 June 2016}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://audensociety.org/ The W. H. Auden Society]

{{W. H. Auden}}

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