21 FEBRUARY 1925, Page 20

Miss Amy Lowell's biography of John Keats has been long

awaited : it is now published in two volumes by Messrs. Cape. They arc fat volumes, impressive and rather sobering ; as we turn the pages, fact upon fact meets our eyes. The cause of the greatest excitement is that Miss Lowell prints five hitherto unpublished poems by Keats. They are quite poor poems, certainly ; but the gentle Englishman and the enthusiastic American bold their poets in such awe that they will hear the worst nonsense they wrote with gratitude and wonder. There arc seven new letters from Keats in the book, too ; but it is probably Miss Lowell's retelling and interpretation of the knovrledge we had already that will be of most interest and value.

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