Edge of the Orison: In the Traces of John Clares Journey Out Of Essex

Edge of the Orison

In the Traces of John Clares Journey Out Of Essex

2006 • 439 pages

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In 1841, the poet John Clare escaped from High Beach Asylum in Epping Forest and, heading towards his home in Northborough, covered 80 miles. He was searching for his lost love, a woman already three years dead. Iain Sinclair sets out to recreate Clare's walk away from madness and to explore his own obsession with the poet.


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Read this as a love letter to Iain's wife, Anna, and you won't be disappointed.

March 16, 2024