A collection of Clare's early work including many poems never before published and reinstating Clare's punctuation and orthography. There are also textual and explanatory notes. 'Admirers of Clare, increased in number as a direct result of Eric Robinson's and his team's tireless efforts, will eagerly pore over the fine print of these texts, and just as eagerly await the next instalment of this mammoth project.' Mark Story, University of Birmingham, Notes and Queries, March 1991