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William Wordsworth (1770-1850) was born in Cockermouth, in the Lake District. His Lyrical Ballads, written in collaboration with Coleridge, was published in 1798, and shortly afterwards he settled in Dove Cottage, Grasmere, with his sister Dorothy. Inspired in his early manhood by the French Revolution, he grew disillusioned with revolutionary politics and in later life became decidedly conservative. He left a vast body of work, ranging from delicately simple lyrics to...

The Great Poets - Oliver Wendell Holmes written by Oliver Wendell Holmes performed by Peter Marinker on Audio CD (Abridged)

The Great Poets - Oliver Wendell Holmes written by Oliver Wendell Holmes performed by Peter Marinker on Audio CD (Abridged)
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ISBN:  9789626349540
Genre - Main:  Fiction
Genre - Specific:  Poetry
Duration:  77 mins
Length:  Abridged
Author:  Oliver Wendell Holmes
Performer 1:  Peter Marinker

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Though by profession a doctor (he coined the word anesthesia) Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894) was one of the leading 19th century American poets and a member of the famous Saturday Club with Emerson, Longfellow, and Lowell. The 200th anniversary of his birth occurs in 2009. Here are his major poems...

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