Thomas Chatterton: the marvelous boy;: The story of a strange life, 1752-1770

by Charles Edward Russell

This biography is the result of 14 years of sympathetic study and research among all categories of material wherein could be turned up the slightest bit of information concerning this "literary forger" who committed suicide in his teens._"A biography of such remarkable merit, historical and critical, that it will instantly take a high place among the best productions of its class. One must turn many a page in many a book to find a finer, nobler piece of writing than Mr. Russell's preface and the book itself is in fitting sequence." NY TIMES. ILLUS. THIS TITLE IS CITED AND RECOMMENDED Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature.

289 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1970

About the author

Charles Edward Russell grew up on the shores of the Mississippi River during the days of lumber rafting. Best known as a journalist during the muckraking era for his exposés on the beef and tobacco trusts, Russell was also a co-founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1909.