In the Poet's Footsteps ; Need a Little Inspiration? Coleridge Found It in the Rolling Hills of Somerset, As Norman Miller Reveals
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WHEN Coleridge wrote his famous lines on Kubla Khan's stately pleasure dome in 'Xanadu' (Shang-Tu, north of Beijing) you'd think he was getting his inspiration from somewhere more exotic than Somerset.
But the West Country county had captivated him on an earlier visit and he moved into a tiny cottage in the village of Nether Stowey in 1797 with his wife and baby son.See the full content of this document
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In the Poet's Footsteps ; Need a Little Inspiration? Coleridge Found It in the Rolling Hills of Somerset, As Norman Miller Reveals
'I love fields and woods and mountains with almost a visionary fondness,' declared the poet, and proved it by writing his most visionary works The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner and Kubla Khan among them - during the three years he lived in the area.
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