Carol Kyros Walker

Three books in one. Book one is a roughly 50-page literary history of John Keats surrounding his 40 day tour to Scotland, where he contracted TB and died of it a few years later at a young age. Book two is a roughly 100-page photo art book in which Carol Walker re-traces his footsteps taking beautiful shots along the way with relevant quotes beneath the pictures. Book 3 are Keat's actual travel notes - they are letter form and were never intended for publication but are presented in heavily footnoted format.

This is the third Carol Walker book I've read and they are all of similar quality and scope. I think this is the 2nd best (Dorothy Wordsworth being the best) - very enjoyable series (and very affordable).… (mer)

This is a sequel to Walker's "Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland". It covers what happened to Coleridge after he separated from the Wordsworth's on the third week. You would need to read "Recollections" before reading this they are go hand in hand.

Everything about these books is a true pleasure and obvious labor of love. Not only is Carol Walker a skilled photographer, literary historian and writer, but a hiker and thorough researcher. These books are of real and lasting scholarly merit, but they are also truly enjoyable, and also make excellent coffee table pieces! What more could you want, every book should be like this, it's one of my favorites, comparable to the Norton Annotated series (Huck Finn, Xmas Carol, etc..).

Most of the book is photos but the first 25 pages is a great literary history of Coleridge and Worsdworth, and their relationship and falling out, and how that played into their trip to Scotland. It is entirely human and understandable and gets to the core of the matter of what is friendship.… (mer)