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Robert Southey

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born

August 12, 1774 in The United Kingdom

died

March 21, 1843

gender

male

genre

Poetry, Children's Books, Nonfiction

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Robert Southey was an English poet of the Romantic school, one of the so-called "Lake Poets", and Poet Laureate. Although his fame tends to be eclipsed by that of his contemporaries and friends William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Southey's verse enjoys enduring popularity. Moreover, he was a prolific letter writer, literary scholar, historian and biographer. His biographies include the life and works of John Bunyan, John Wesley, William Cowper, Oliver Cromwell and Horatio Nelson. The latter has rarely been out of print since its publication in 1813 and was adapted for the screen in the 1926 British film, Nelson. He was also a renowned Portuguese and Spanish scholar, translating a number of works of those two countries into Engli...more

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Books by Robert Southey

Average rating: 3.44 · 63 ratings · 14 reviews · 238 distinct works

	Goldilocks and the Three Bears 3.82 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1983 — 6 editions	My rating:
	The Life of Horatio, Lord Nelson [Annotated] by Robert Southey, J.T. McDaniel (Editor) 3.14 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1813 — 38 editions	My rating:
	Amadis of Gaul by Robert Southey, Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1508	My rating:
	The Cataract of Lodore by Robert Southey, David Catrow (Illustrator) 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1991 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Poems by Robert Southey 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2001	My rating:
	The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:
	Chronicle of the Cid by Robert Southey, Mobile Books 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2004 — 13 editions	My rating:
	The Battle of Blenheim 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	My rating:
	Chronicle of El Cid 1.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2009	My rating:
	Robert Southey: Poetical Works, 1793-1810 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2004	My rating: