William Barnes (1) (1801–1886)
Author of Dorset Poems
For other authors named William Barnes, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Image credit: Image from The life of William Barnes, poet and philologist (1887) by Lucy Baxter
Works by William Barnes
Associated Works
World Poetry: An Anthology of Verse from Antiquity to Our Time (1998) — Contributor — 499 copies, 2 reviews
Poems Bewitched and Haunted (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets Series) (2005) — Contributor — 230 copies
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1801-02-22
- Date of death
- 1886-10-07
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Rushay, Bagber, Dorset, England, UK
- Map Location
- England, UK
Members
Reviews
I like this anthology of poems and some comments about Barnes, for instance Coventry Patmore 'He [Barnes] has done a small thing well, while his contemporaries have mostly been engaged in doing big things will'.
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- Works
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- Also by
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- Members
- 119
- Popularity
- #166,387
- Rating
- 4.2
- Reviews
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- ISBNs
- 39
- Favorited
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