Barnes, William - Further Reading
FURTHER READING
Biographies
Badham-Thornhill, D. G. B. William Barnes of Dorset. Beaminster, Dorset: J. Stevens Cox, 1964, 19 p.
Brief sketch of Barnes's life.
Baxter, Lucy. The Life of William Barnes: Poet and Philologist. London and New York: Macmillan and Co., 1887, 98 p.
Biography by Barnes's daughter which endeavors to explore both the scholarly and poetic sides of his character.
Colloms, Brenda. "The Rev. William Barnes: Parson, Poet and Philologist, 1801-1886." In Victorian Country Parsons, pp. 124-51. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1977.
Details Barnes's life and the critical reception of his works.
Hardy, Thomas. "The Rev. William Barnes, B. D." The Athenaeum 2, No. 3077 (October 16, 1886): 501-02.
Laudatory biographical sketch by Barnes's fellow Dorset poet.
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