Part Six collects together, in one place, for the first time, the surviving letters written by Robert Southey between 1819 and 1821. It follows the editorial conventions described in About this Edition and presents newly transcribed, fully annotated texts of 546 letters written by Southey in this three year period; 314 letters are published here for the first time and an additional 76 are published here in full for the first time.
Introduction, Part Two: 1798–1803
Part Two is the first-ever collected edition of the surviving letters written by Southey between 1798 and 1803.
Introduction, Part Five: 1816–1818
Part Five collects, in one place for the first time, the surviving letters written by Robert Southey between 1816 and 1818. It follows the editorial conventions described in About this Edition and contains newly transcribed, fully annotated texts of 537 letters drawn from archives in the United Kingdom, Europe and North America. Of these, 341 are published for the first time, with a further 51 published here in full for the first time.
Appendix 1
Appendix 1
This appendix deals with two letters by Southey where the surviving manuscript is less complete than the version published by previous editors. In both cases, a transcript of the manuscript is in the main text of this edition.
General Introduction
About this Edition
Editorial Methodology
The Collected Letters of Robert Southey is divided into eight Parts: I: 1791-1797, II:1798-1803, III:1804-09, IV:1810-15,
V:1816-21, VI:1822-27, VII:1828-33, VIII:1833-39.
The General Introduction outlines the project’s research context. In addition, each
individual Part has a brief introductory essay.
General Introduction
General Introduction