The Letters of John Keats [Paperback]

John Keats (Author), H. Buxton Forman (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 20, 2004 | ISBN-10: 141794563X | ISBN-13: 978-1417945634

1895. Complete revised edition with a portrait not published in previous editions and twenty-four contemporary views of places visited by Keats. The correspondence of John Keats, English Romantic poet, who died at the age of 25 from tuberculosis. Keats's letters reveal the sense of enjoyment with which he wrote and reflect the active searching of a youthful and ever-developing mind. They are essential reading if you want to gain a deeper understanding of Keats's poetry and poetic thought. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.

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Book Description

This 1895 centenary collection of 214 'racy, lively, inimitably good-tempered' letters by the Romantic poet John Keats (1795-1821) to his family, friends and fiancée was edited by the Harry Buxton Forman (1842-1917). Forman included previously unpublished correspondence, aiming to 'complete the picture of the true Keats'. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 592 pages
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, LLC (September 20, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 141794563X
• ISBN-13: 978-1417945634
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,722,457 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)