John Clare in the news

Came across this article on twitter this morning which caught my attention and it contains a little more information about John Clare and his time living as a pauper. Its unusual to see Clare in the press so I thought it worthwhile to post this.

Clare unlike some of the other authors mentioned did not have the luxury of being able to go back to a comfortable life, his mental illness ultimately destroyed him.

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​www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2016/aug/09/literature-homelessness-jack-london-george-orwell?CMP=twt_gu