Robert Southey


Book Description

A biography of a major figure on the literary and political scene from the 1790s until his death in 1843. Includes a few bandw photos. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR




Robert Southey


Book Description

Features the full text of "His Books," a poem written by English author Robert Southey (1774-1843). The poem is provided online by Bibliomania.com Ltd. from the print version of "The Oxford Book of English Verse 1900."







Sir Thomas More, Or, Colloquies on the Progress and Prospects of Society


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"...[A] calm exposition of [Southey's] mature social and political convictions: rejection of the Catholic claims and of constitutional reform, support for high taxation to redistribute wealth, and so on. The conversations are conducted with the ghost of Sir Thomas More, whose Utopia was a remote ancestor of pantisocracy. They are set in the neighbourhood of Keswick, and the beauty of the countryside tempers the generally gloomy tone of the conversation, as does the quiet of his splendid library." -- DNB.




Colloquies on Society


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An imaginative conversation between narrator and ghost about the progress of society.It reveals the conservative minds of people who were anxious for amendment of society. Highly creative and hypnotic!...