A Length of Road
finding myself in the footsteps of john clare: a john murray original
$42.12
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
27 September 2021
Summary
Homeward Bound: A Journey Through Mind and Landscape
In 1841, the “peasant poet” John Clare fled an asylum in Epping Forest, embarking on an eighty-mile trek to his Northamptonshire home. Haunted by mental illness, Clare sought to reunite with his first love, Mary, unaware of her death three years prior.
In 1995, facing his own life’s turmoil and fragile mental state, Robert retraces Clare’s steps along the Great North Road in a grueling four-day walk. As he journeys, he con…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473697935 |
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| ISBN-10: | 147369793X |
| Author: | Robert Hamberger |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | JM Originals |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 27 September 2021 |
| Weight: | 340g |
| Dimensions: | 214mm x 132mm x 30mm |
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About The Author
Robert Hamberger
Robert Hamberger is a published poet of six pamphlets and three collections. His works have been broadcast on Radio 4 and published in the Observer, New Statesman, The Spectator, Poetry Review and Gay Times. This is his first non-fiction book.
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