(3) YA British Library Writers' Lives series. Keats, the Romantic poet who died at twenty-five, two years after writing "La Belle Dame sans Merci" and "Ode on a Grecian Urn," among other celebrated poems, receives engaging biographical treatment. While little attention is paid to Keats's early childhood, the influences that led him away from his early training in medicine to a literary life are well documented. A chronology and facsimiles of manuscripts, letters, and paintings add further interest. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Carolyn Shute

(3) YA British Library Writers' Lives series. This accessible biography traces the life of the poet and leader of the Romantic movement in England. Hebron draws on primary and secondary source materials, including original manuscripts, letters, and diaries, to reconstruct Wordsworth's life. Engagingly written and well researched, the volume is interspersed with passages from Wordsworth's poetry and illustrated with historical paintings, photos, and sketches. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Carolyn Shute