John Clare. A Biography

By Jonathan Bate

Published by: Picador (2003)

ISBN: 0330371061

Condition: Very good. A few waterstains on fore-edge.

From rural Northamptonshire to literary London, Romantic poet John Clare was haunted by ghosts from his past. This biography explores both the man and his madness, his work and his writings – all of which show a mind constantly questioning issues of identity, memory and, above all, loss.