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Poet friend of Byron had Derbyshire family roots Poet and essayist Leigh Hunt was a contemporary of Lord Byron and John Keats, yet remains little known and greatly under-rated. The son of an American loyalist, exiled to Britain during the American War o

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From: Derby Evening Telegraph
Date: 20070828
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Poet and essayist Leigh Hunt was a contemporary of Lord Byron and John Keats, yet remains little known and greatly under-rated. The son of an American loyalist, exiled to Britain during the American War of Indepedence, his family, in fact, originated from Derbyshire before moving to the U.S. Maxwell Craven looks back at his life and literary achievements.

Today marks the 148th anniversary of the death of Leigh Hunt - as under-rated a literary figure as you are ever likely to find.

He was a poet, critic, essayist and journalist - and prolific with it. He was also the encourager of Keats and ...

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