Project Gutenberg 2005-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 289 Clare, John 1793 1864 Poems Chiefly from Manuscript Produced by Jon Ingram, Marc D'Hooghe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Poems Chiefly from Manuscript" by John Clare is a collection of poetry written during the early 19th century. This compilation features a significant body of Clare's work, including many poems that are being published for the first time, and showcases the poet's unique voice and deep connection with nature, as well as the themes of love, rural life, and personal reflection. The opening portion of the work sets the stage by discussing the selection process of Clare's poems, emphasizing the effort to highlight his development as a poet through a chronological arrangement. The introduction not only acknowledges Clare's biographical background but also hints at the challenges he faced in his life, illustrating his passionate yet tumultuous journey through personal struggles and mental health. The narrative reflects his childhood, education, and initially humble poetic aspirations, setting the tone for an exploration of emotion and experience that permeates throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Poetry PR Text Poetry Category: Poetry Category: British Literature 406355 2025-08-04T06:46:44.708182 text/html 406176 2025-01-11T21:48:36.935585 text/html 224466 2025-08-04T06:46:54.754133 application/epub+zip 228715 2025-08-04T06:46:47.821183 application/epub+zip 217285 2025-08-04T06:46:46.540173 application/epub+zip 442489 2025-08-04T06:46:58.599113 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 404289 2025-08-04T06:46:53.749156 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 363579 2022-09-04T11:27:21.333708 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 336812 2025-08-04T06:46:44.114216 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 331711 2021-01-02T09:40:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17062 2025-08-04T06:46:58.742104 application/rdf+xml 15948 2025-08-04T06:46:47.047174 image/jpeg 3885 2025-08-04T06:46:46.787189 image/jpeg 134391 2021-01-02T09:40:53 application/octet-stream application/zip 222640 2025-08-04T06:46:44.741175 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