Life of Coleridge

About this eBook

Author

Gillman, James, 1782-1839

Title

The Life of Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1838

Credits

Produced by Clytie Siddall, Stan Goodman, and Distributed Proofreaders

Language

English

LoC Class

PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

Subject

Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, 1772-1834

Category

Text

eBook-No.

8957

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8957

Release Date

September 1, 2005

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.The Life of Samuel Taylor Coleridge
2. 2.Preface
3. 3.Chapter I — Birth-place of Coleridge — Slight Sketch of his Parents — Whimsical Anecdotes he Used to Relate of his Father, &c — As a Pastor, how Much Beloved — His Brothers and Sisters Enumerated — The Death of his Father — His Entrance at Christ's Hospital — Lamb's Account of him when at School — Writes this Account under the Name of Elia — Lamb's Admission that he Meant Coleridge for the "Friendless Boy" — The Delicacy of his Stomach — His First Attempt at Making Verse when a School Boy — And Continuation of his Sufferings when at School — His Water Excursions, the Origin of Most of his Subsequent Suffering. — Chapter II — Coleridge's First Entry at Jesus' College — His Simplicity and Want of Worldly Tact — Anecdotes and Different Accounts of Him During his Residence at College — Intimacy with Middleton — with Southey — Quits College for Bristol. — Fragment of a Journey over the Brocken, &c. in 1799.
4. 4.Chapter III — Leaves the Lakes on Account of his Health for Malta — his Employment in Malta in 1805 — goes to Syracuse and Rome — Winters at Naples 15th of December, 1806. — Christobel — Pitt — Of the Profanation of the Sacred Word "The People."
5. 5.Chapter IV — Coleridge's Arrival at Highgate — Publication of 'Christabel' — 'Biographia Literaria', &c. — The Conclusion to Part the First.

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