The intellectual context of Romanticism

by Fred Blick The pioneer Romantic poet and novelist, Charlotte Smith (1749-1806) strongly influenced both Wordsworth and Coleridge. She…

Lynn Shepherd14th March 2021

by Fred Blick It is only in the last 30 years or so that the pioneering contribution of Charlotte Turner…

Lynn Shepherd6th November 2020

Oh for the crags that are wild and majestic, The steep frowning glories of dark Lochnagar …

scratch5th August 2019

by Fred Blick Few readers will be aware of the ‘Elizabeth Linnaeus phenomenon’ today; yet over a span of almost…

scratch22nd February 2017

by Geoffrey Bindman John Thelwall (1764-1834), was a friend of both Wordsworth and Coleridge, and one of the most radical…

scratch1st May 2015

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