Project Gutenberg 2014-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 654 Coleridge, Samuel Taylor 1772 1834 Coleridge, S. T. (Samuel Taylor) Coleridge, Ernest Hartley 1846 1920 Letters of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Vol. 1 (of 2) E-text prepared by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Letters of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Vol. 1 (of 2)" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge is a collection of personal letters written in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. This volume showcases the correspondence of the renowned poet and philosopher, providing insights into his life experiences, relationships, and reflections during his formative years. The letters frequently focus on Coleridge’s thoughts about literature, his family background, and his evolving identity, as well as his interactions with friends and contemporaries like Thomas Poole and Robert Southey. The opening of the collection introduces readers to Coleridge's life story, beginning with his childhood in Devonshire. Coleridge expresses a desire to recount his biography honestly, noting the mix of virtues and flaws that shaped him. He shares anecdotes about his family, including his father's struggles, his early education, and the complexities of sibling relationships. This reflective and engaging introduction effectively sets the tone for the letters that follow, highlighting Coleridge's introspective nature and his earnest desire to connect with his readers while illustrating the formative influences on his poetic career. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44553/44553-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 71.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Poets, English -- 19th century -- Correspondence Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, 1772-1834 -- Correspondence Critics -- Great Britain -- Correspondence PR Text Category: Biographies Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature 1383602 2025-07-18T05:14:33.869831 text/html 1322630 2024-10-23T21:50:17 text/html 1059406 2025-07-18T05:15:14.819673 application/epub+zip 1080950 2025-07-18T05:14:46.944782 application/epub+zip 564495 2025-07-18T05:14:40.278836 application/epub+zip 1517586 2025-07-18T05:15:27.022611 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1312383 2025-07-18T05:15:03.365700 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 798109 2022-09-20T10:10:41.563348 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1048675 2025-07-18T05:14:29.913898 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1028645 2024-10-23T21:50:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18466 2025-07-18T05:15:27.192589 application/rdf+xml 10036 2025-07-18T05:14:40.583779 image/jpeg 1666 2025-07-18T05:14:40.435788 image/jpeg 1018745 2025-07-18T05:14:33.991850 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia