Project Gutenberg 2005-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 52 Martin, Frederick 1830 1883 Martin, F. (Frederick) The Life of John Clare Reading ease score: 63.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Thomas Berger, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Life of John Clare" by Frederick Martin is a biographical account written during the mid-19th century. This work chronicles the life of John Clare, a poet born into extreme poverty in the rural village of Helpston, and explores his struggles with fame, mental health, and the impact of social class on his life and work. The narrative reveals Clare's enduring connection with nature, his passionate commitment to poetry, and the tragedies that often overshadow his artistic achievements. The opening of the biography introduces John Clare's humble beginnings, detailing the bleak circumstances of his birth and early life amid the poverty-stricken farming community of Helpston. It highlights his family's struggles, with his father often relying on parish relief, and provides insight into Clare's burgeoning love for the beauty of nature and poetic expression, despite the hardships surrounding him. The text also outlines Clare's early education and the influence of various figures in his life, setting the stage for his future literary endeavors and the emotional turmoil that would accompany his journey as a poet. Overall, this beginning establishes a compelling portrait of Clare's life, filled with both inspiration and sorrow, effectively drawing the reader into the complexities of his experiences as a rural poet. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Poets, English -- 19th century -- Biography Clare, John, 1793-1864 Psychiatric hospital patients -- Great Britain -- Biography Agricultural laborers -- England -- Northamptonshire -- Biography Northamptonshire (England) -- Intellectual life -- 19th century Northamptonshire (England) -- Biography PR Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Literature 648339 648217 2024-10-04T07:31:40.161083 2023-10-04T07:15:15.695372 text/html text/html 648332 648210 2024-10-04T07:31:40.610118 2023-10-04T07:15:15.885361 text/html text/html 308489 2024-10-04T07:31:49.573068 application/epub+zip 317244 2024-10-04T07:31:43.441113 application/epub+zip 317243 2024-10-04T07:31:41.566119 application/epub+zip 548419 2024-10-04T07:31:54.870017 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 511530 2024-10-04T07:31:48.627100 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 472305 2022-09-04T10:34:57.140609 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 624359 624288 2024-10-04T07:31:39.523171 2023-10-04T07:15:15.394357 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 619401 2020-12-26T17:42:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 234720 2020-12-26T17:42:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20325 2024-10-04T07:31:55.463013 application/rdf+xml 11939 2024-10-04T07:31:42.558082 image/jpeg 3563 2024-10-04T07:31:42.088087 image/jpeg 302691 2024-10-04T07:31:40.667092 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia