Books in the Poems of the Middle Period, 1822-1837 series

This volume contains many of Clare's finest poems, many of them published for the first time. It is the only edition of the Middle Poems to print what the poet wrote in his original language, and is based on the world-wide manuscripts of Clare's poetry studied for over thirty years.

This volume contains the finest edition ever presented of Clare's classic poem `The Shepherd's Calendar', based on the world-wide manuscripts of Clare's poetry studied for over thirty years. Many of the accompanying poems are published for the first time and all are in the poet's original language.