Robert Bloomfield
English labouring-class poet 1766–1823 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the poet. For the musician, see Rob Bloomfield. For the blacklisted, pseudonymous American TV writer/novelist, see Leslie Edgley.
Robert Bloomfield (3 December 1766 – 19 August 1823) was an English labouring-class poet, whose work is appreciated in the context of other self-educated writers, such as Stephen Duck, Mary Collier and John Clare.
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Robert Bloomfield | |
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Born | 3 December 1766 (1766-12-03) Honington, Suffolk |
Died | 19 August 1823 (1823-08-20) (aged 56) Shefford, Bedfordshire |
Burial place | Campton |
Occupation | Shoemaker, bookseller |
Genre | Rustic descriptive verse |
Notable works | The Farmer's Boy (1800) Rural Tales, Ballads and Songs (1802) |
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