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Selected Poems of John Clare, Volume 1

John Clare (1793 - 1864) was a farm labourer in the village of Helpstone, Northamptonshire, who became arguably England’s greatest nature poet. He rose to fame when his ‘Poems Descriptive of Rural Life and Scenery’ was published in 1820. His language preserves many local dialect words in a mixture of classical forms and heart-felt love of country life and nature. The poems in this collection are from his early career, and are largely free of pointers to his later mental illness. (Summary by David Barnes).

Genres: Poetry

Running Time: 0 hour 37 minutes 06 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	The Setting Sun David Barnes	1:16
2	A Scene David Barnes	1:15
3	The Harvest Morning David Barnes	5:02
4	Noon David Barnes	3:58
5	What is Life? David Barnes	2:17
6	Summer David Barnes	1:12
7	Ballad David Barnes	1:23
8	To My Cottage David Barnes	1:13
9	Joys of Youth David Barnes	1:16
10	The Meeting David Barnes	1:32
11	Winter David Barnes	1:18
12	Sudden Shower David Barnes	1:14
13	Careless Rambles David Barnes	1:14
14	Bloomfield (I) David Barnes	1:19
15	Woodland Thoughts David Barnes	1:23
16	The Heath David Barnes	2:48
17	Winter in the Fens David Barnes	2:14
18	Sabbath Bells David Barnes	2:35
19	An Idle Hour David Barnes	1:15
20	Winter Fields David Barnes	1:22