1985 Selected Letters and Journals of George Crabbe

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First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

First print edition in 1985. 

A collection of letters and journals by George Crabbe, making up for a fascinating memoir by the popular poet, surgeon, and clergyman. born in 1754, George Crabbe was best known for the early use of a realistic narrative form, and his descriptions of the working-class life and people. His poetry was often written in heroic couplets. 

At the start of his career, he asked author Edmund Burke for help, and as the latter was impressed by his poems, their friendship blossomed. Burke introduced Crabbe to the literary and artistic society in London. His acquaintances were Sir Joshua Reynolds, Samuel Johnson, Sir Walter Scott, and William Wordsworth. Lord Byron described him as "nature's sternest painter, yet the best."

With unclipped dustwrapper and illustrations.