Memoirs, Journal, and Correspondence of Thomas Moore

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Memoirs, Journal, and Correspondence of Thomas Moore
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Thomas Moore
Edited by John Russell
SeriesCambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies
Series part Volume No. Volume 8
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:390
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreMemoirs
Literary studies - c 1800 to c 1900
Literary studies - fiction, novelists and prose writers
ISBN/Barcode 9781108058995
ClassificationsDewey:828.709
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 2 Plates, black and white; 1 Line drawings, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 18 April 2013
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Throughout his professional life, the poet Thomas Moore (1779-1852) was variously celebrated and vilified for both his verse and his politics. Born in Dublin, he remained an ardent Irish patriot until his death. This eight-volume collection of Moore's memoirs, diaries and letters, edited by his friend Lord John Russell (1792-1878) and first published between 1853 and 1856, provides rare insights into a man whose genius was applauded by the Morning Chronicle as 'embracing almost all sides of imaginative literature, of criticism and philosophy'. Volume 8 opens with a portrait of Moore in later life and a view of the valley where he died. This final volume contains Moore's diary for the period 1845-7, prior to his descent into dementia. A selection of correspondence from 1799 to 1847, Russell's postscript and an index to the eight volumes complete the work.