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The Centenary Letters

Paperback (256 pages)

(Pub. Jan 2000)

9781857544633

£12.95 £11.65

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The letters chosen for this volume build into a kind of biography, tracing Cowper through a series of relationships and crises, including his evangelical conversion, his love for Mary Unwin, and his final years. He also wrote about Olney, a place which mattered deeply to the poet.

Contents:

Introduction
Acknowledgements
Further Reading

THE LETTERS

Index of Correspondents
To Whom the Letters are Addressed

William Cowper

Born in 1731, the first surviving child of John Cowper, Rector of Berkhamstead and Chaplain to George II, and Anne (nee Donne), who died when he was six; destined for a legal career, he was educated at Westminster and the Middle Temple. In 1763 he suffered a major breakdown. After several ... read more

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The Centenary Letters William Cowper Edited by Simon Malpas Categories: 18th Century, 19th Century Imprint: Fyfield Books Publisher: Carcanet Press Available as: Paperback (256 pages) (Pub. Jan 2000) 9781857544633 £12.95 £11.65 Description Author Contents The letters chosen for this volume build into a kind of biography, tracing Cowper through a series of relationships and crises, including his evangelical conversion, his love for Mary Unwin, and his final years. He also wrote about Olney, a place which mattered deeply to the poet. Contents: Introduction Acknowledgements Further Reading THE LETTERS Index of Correspondents To Whom the Letters are Addressed William Cowper Born in 1731, the first surviving child of John Cowper, Rector of Berkhamstead and Chaplain to George II, and Anne (nee Donne), who died when he was six; destined for a legal career, he was educated at Westminster and the Middle Temple. In 1763 he suffered a major breakdown. After several ... read more	Share this... Quick Links Carcanet Poetry Carcanet Classics Carcanet Fiction Carcanet Film Lives and Letters PN Review Video Carcanet Celebrates 50 Years! The Carcanet Blog One Little Room: Peter McDonald read more Collected Poems: Mimi Khalvati read more Invisible Dog: Fabio Morbito, translated by Richard Gwyn read more Dante's Purgatorio: Philip Terry read more Billy 'Nibs' Buckshot: John Gallas read more Emotional Support Horse: Claudine Toutoungi read more
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The Centenary Letters

William Cowper

Edited by Simon Malpas