The Second Person from Porlock by Dennis Hamley (English) Paperback Book

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London, 1824. Samuel Taylor Coleridge is a washed-up opium addict whose grip on reality is slipping. In a Cambridge college library, a bullied undergraduate finds a strange annotation in a book of Coleridge's poems. Across the sea, a young Sicilian discovers that his mother once had a liaison with Coleridge. It isn't long before their paths cross.

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Highgate, London, 1824. Samuel Taylor Coleridge is a washed-up opium addict, estranged from his friends and from his neglected wife. His grip on reality is starting to slip; his past and present mingle in laudanum-induced dreams.In a Cambridge college library, Scrivener, a bullied undergraduate, finds a strange annotation in a book of Coleridge's poems. Intrigued by this mystery marginalia and captivated by Romantic poetry, he resolves to become a poet himself, with Coleridge as his guiding light. Across the sea, Samuel, a young Sicilian, discovers that his mother once had a liaison with Coleridge. He sets out for England to learn all he can about the man who may be his father.It isn't long before Samuele and Scrivener cross paths - but will their journeys take them to the real Samuel Taylor Coleridge?

Author Biography

Dennis Hamley grew up in Kent and Buckinghamshire. After completing his National Service in the RAF, he read English at Jesus College, Cambridge and then pursued postgraduate studies at Bristol, Manchester and Leicester, where he earned a PhD. After a career in education as a teacher, lecturer and adviser, he retired early in 1992 to write full time. His first young adult novel was published in 1974 and he has written over sixty books, both educational and for children. These include four 'crossover' novels, Spirit of the Place, Out of the Mouths of Babes, Ellen's People and Divided Loyalties, all now reissued by his imprint Joslin Books.

Review

'In clear, lyrical prose, Dennis Hamley takes the reader on an imaginative journey through Samuel Taylor Coleridge's life, bringing the characters to life with gentleness and insight' –Kathleen Jones, author of A Passionate Sisterhood'With no discernible sleight of hand this master storyteller, with effortless assurance and prodigious skill, weaves his mighty spell and conjures before our very eyes all we will ever need to know about the most famous lines of poetry that English ever produced' –Robert Lipscombe, author of The Salamander Tree and The English Project'This novel is an interesting take on the life of Coleridge, an unacknowledged son he may have left in Sicily, and a hard-up scholar in 1820s Cambridge. It is fascinating to read about what might have happened as these three people intersect' –Merryn Williams, poet and founding editor of The Interpreter's House'A wonderful read that combines literary mystery with a quest for the ideal and leaves us with a richly satisfying resolution' –Jane Spiro

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Now in paperback Literary historical novel based around the life of Samuel Taylor Coleridge Could be compared to Peter Ackroyd's Chatterton and Colm Toib

Details ISBN1914148029 Author Dennis Hamley Publisher Fairlight Books Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 1914148029 ISBN-13 9781914148026 Format Paperback DEWEY 823.92 Publication Date 2022-08-14 Imprint Fairlight Books Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2022-08-14 NZ Release Date 2022-08-14 UK Release Date 2022-08-14 Pages 400 Audience General We've got this

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