A detailed chronological account of the life of Samuel Taylor Coleridge
built up from contemporary documents including the letters and journals
of the writer and of his family and friends. Maps, a family tree and an
extensive index augment the text and there are over fifty biographical
sketches of the Coleridge circle. The progress of the writer's
education, reading, friendships and intellectual interests is carefully
adumbrated and the book provides a rich background to the genesis of the
literary work.