Robert Southey. The Story of His Life Written In His Letters

Boston: D Lothrop Company, 1887. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Robert Southey was an English poet of the Romantic school and was considered one of the Lake Poets. He was poet laureate from 1813 until his death in 1843. He was also a historian and prolific biographer, including biographies of the life and works of John Bunyan, John Wesley, William Cowper, Oliver Cromwell and Horatio Nelson. Octavo. Brown cloth covered boards with gilt title on dark red leather label to spine. Cover shows light wear and a few minor stains. Chipping to spine ends and browning to spine. Pages are clean, but show toning. Minor rubbing to front and back endpapers. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown. 433 pages, with book advertisements at end. ENGHIST/081322.