First published in 1862, "Recollections of the Lakes and the Lake Poets"
is an insightful account of the author's personal experiences and
relationships with the Lake Poets, a group of English poets who all
resided in the Lake District of England and include William Wordsworth,
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Robert Southey. Considered an important
part of the Romantic Movement, the Lake Poets are among England's most
celebrated poets whose works continue to be read and enjoyed by poetry
lovers the world over. Contents include: "To The Reader", "Recollections
of the Lakes. Early Memorials of Grasmere", "Samuel Taylor Coleridge",
"William Wordsworth", "Robert Southey", and "Note Referred To On Page
43". Thomas Penson De Quincey (1785-1859) was an English essayist most
famous for his autobiographical work "Confessions of an English
Opium-Eater" (1821). It is due to the publication of this work that many
believe De Quincey began the tradition of addiction literature in the
Western world. Other notable works by this author include: "On the
Knocking at the Gate in Macbeth" (1823) and "Walladmor" (1825). This
classic work is being republished now in a modern, high-quality edition
complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.