Books by Kerri Andrews

Presents the works of Ann Yearsley, a laboring-class poet' whose writing forms part of an under-represented area of romanticism

Presents the works of Ann Yearsley, a laboring-class poet' whose writing forms part of an under-represented area of romanticism

Presents the works of Ann Yearsley, a laboring-class poet' whose writing forms part of an under-represented area of romanticism

This study offers a timely and necessary reassessment of the careers of Ann Yearsley and Hannah More. Making use of newly-discovered letters and poems, Andrews provides a full analysis of the breakdown of the two writers' affiliation and compares it to other labouring-class relationships based on patronage.