John Thelwall: Radical Romantic and Acquitted Felon
| Author | : Steve Poole |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 256 |
| Release | : 2015-10-06 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781317314080 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1317314085 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (085 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis John Thelwall: Radical Romantic and Acquitted Felon by : Steve Poole
Download or read book John Thelwall: Radical Romantic and Acquitted Felon written by Steve Poole and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Thelwall was a Romantic and Enlightenment polymath. In 1794 he was tried and acquitted of high treason, earning himself the disdainful soubriquet 'acquitted felon' from Secretary of State for War, William Windham. Later, Thelwall's interests turned to poetry and plays, and was a collaborator and confidant of Wordsworth and Coleridge.
