Ann Blainey's work, first published in 1985, provides a sensitive study of Leigh Hunt and the literary climate that influenced his life, and fills a large gap in literary biography. Blainey brings a perceptive eye to a generally embittered man whose chaotic life seemed a tragic failure. This title will be of interest to students of literature.

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Acknowledgements; 1. Bluecoat 2. Fit for Nothing but an Author 3. The Stormy Courtship of Miss Kent 4. Gloom and Cheer 5. The Bigot of Virtue 6. The Wit in the Dungeon 7. Days by the Fire 8. Realms of Gold 9. Friend of Shelley 10. The Wren and the Eagle 11. A Poetical Tinkerdom 12. In Heart and Hope 13. The Last Survivor; Bibliographical Notes; Index