John Clare

John Clare was the great romantic peasant poet - the chronicler of nature and childhood, the champion of folkways in the face of enclosure and oppression, the love poet, the political satirist and solitary visionary, confined in his maturity to lunatic asylums. This title contains a selection of his poems.

John Clare was one of the greatest English romantic poets, and his work provides a fascinating reflection of rural society in the 19th century. This collection includes poems from all stages of his career, as well as some examples of his autobiographical writings and letters.

A work of rural beauty by John Clare, one of the greatest pastoral poets of nineteenth century English literature.