On 14 July 1835, John Clare published The Rural Muse, containing “The Nightingale’s Nest,” “The Thrush’s Nest,” and other accomplished and beloved works. The publishing history of these poems, many of which had appeared earlier in the periodical press and in literary annuals, sheds light on trends in literary publishing and on the poems themselves. Image: Engraving of John Clare by Edward Scriven (1821), after William Hilton's portrait of 1820. This image is in the public domain in the United States because its copyright has expired.

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Stephanie Kuduk Weiner, “On the Publication of John Clare’s The Rural Muse, 1835″