Contains a biographical introduction, letters written by John Clare and previously unpublished poems. John Clare, was commonly known in his time as "the Northamptonshire Peasant Poet." His descriptions of rural scenes show a keen and loving appreciation of nature; his knowledge of the natural world went far beyond that of the major Romantic poets, and his love-songs and ballads charm by their genuine feeling.
Contains a biographical introduction, letters written by John Clare and previously unpublished poems. John Clare, was commonly known in his time as "the Northamptonshire Peasant Poet." His descriptions of rural scenes show a keen and loving appreciation of nature; his knowledge of the natural world went far beyond that of the major Romantic poets, and his love-songs and ballads charm by their genuine feeling.