or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
 
 
More Buying Choices
17 used & new from £2.36
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
John Clare
 
See larger image 
Share your own customer images
Publisher: learn how customers can search inside this book.

John Clare (Hardcover)

by Jonathan Bate (Author)
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
RRP: £25.00
Price: £23.75 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
You Save: £1.25 (5%)
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In stock.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk. Gift-wrap available.

Only 1 left in stock--order soon (more on the way).

Want guaranteed delivery by Tuesday, November 10? Choose Express delivery at checkout. See Details
6 new from £9.98 11 used from £2.36
Other Editions: RRP: Our Price: Other Offers:
Hardcover (1) 15 used & new from £3.54
Paperback £9.99 £6.97 28 used & new from £4.40

Frequently Bought Together

John Clare + John Clare (Everyman Poetry) + John Clare, Selected Poems: York Notes Advanced
Price For All Three: £29.94

Show availability and shipping details

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Selected Poems

Selected Poems

by John Clare
5.0 out of 5 stars (2)  £6.99
John Clare (Everyman Poetry)

John Clare (Everyman Poetry)

by John Clare
5.0 out of 5 stars (1)  £2.00
John Clare, Selected Poems: York Notes Advanced

John Clare, Selected Poems: York Notes Advanced

by Mr John Clare
4.0 out of 5 stars (1)  £4.19
Major Works (Oxford World's Classics)

Major Works (Oxford World's Classics)

by John Clare
£5.49
John Clare by Himself (Fyfield Books)

John Clare by Himself (Fyfield Books)

by John Clare
£9.94
› Explore similar items

Product details

  • Hardcover: 640 pages
  • Publisher: Picador (17 Oct 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0330371061
  • ISBN-13: 978-0330371063
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.6 x 5.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 188,803 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

    Popular in this category:

    #79 in  Books > Poetry, Drama & Criticism > History & Criticism > Literary Studies > 16th to 18th Centuries

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Product Description

Review

'Exemplary... wonderfully written and diverse' Peter Ackroyd, The Times 'Splendidly readable... a shrewd, nimbly written book, one of the few of its subject that will be read and enjoyed off campus' Terry Eagleton, Independent


Simon Kovesi on Independent, October 2003

Groundbreaking... this magnificent biography will be central to our appreciation of the poet for many years to come.
See all Product Description

Suggested Tags from Similar Products

 (What's this?)
Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
 
(2)
(2)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

John Clare
71% buy the item featured on this page:
John Clare 5.0 out of 5 stars (1)
£23.75
John Clare (Everyman Poetry)
8% buy
John Clare (Everyman Poetry) 5.0 out of 5 stars (1)
£2.00
Selected Poems
8% buy
Selected Poems 5.0 out of 5 stars (2)
£6.99
John Clare, Selected Poems: York Notes Advanced
7% buy
John Clare, Selected Poems: York Notes Advanced 4.0 out of 5 stars (1)
£4.19
Explore similar items
 

Customer Reviews

1 Review
5 star:
 (1)
4 star:    (0)
3 star:    (0)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
5.0 out of 5 stars (1 customer review)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the great literary biographies, unmissable!!, 11 Jul 2009
This review is from: John Clare (Paperback)
I have spent the last few months gradually reading this wonderful biography before bed at night, and looked forward to every page of it. This is a truly magnificent biography of a man who was a contemporary of Byron, Shelley and Keats but who never quite reached their heights. He did not die young or reach Europe like they did, he came from humble origins, worked as a labourer and sadly ended up in a lunatic asylum for the last years of his life.
Here Bate takes you through Clare's life with sensitivity and real perception. Using his letters, manuscripts and of course poems Bate presents a very troubled man, but all the same still England's finest pastoral poet. I highly recommend this book. I believe this will be the definitive Clare biography for years to come.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
   
Related forums

Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Look for similar items by subject















i.e., each product must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...

Feedback

Ad

Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.