Thomas Wright, a long-time Cowper scholar, wrote an extremely comprehensive biography of the pre-Romantic 18th century English poet. He was able to avail himself of collections of Cowper's letters and of the unpublished journals of a number of Cowper's friends. At the time of original publication in 1892, Thomas Wright was Principal of Cowper School, Olney, and was also the author of The Town of Cowper. This title is cited and recommended by the Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature.
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This is a well written and engaging biography of a poet better known to us common-folk by his poems and phrases than his name (which is pronounced "cooper".) This is the man who coined the phrase, "Variety is the spice of life" and wrote such moving hymns as, "There is a fountain filled with blood".
The biographer wrote in short, cameo-like sections with sufficient detail to make the entire life of William Copwer complete and easy to follow. The writing style is sort of "conversational", as if Wright is telling the story of Cowper's life, rather than reciting the dry facts of it. Highly recommended.
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