Thomas Chatterton Manuscript Project
Joseph Cottle
1770 - 1853
Joseph Cottle, had quite an important role in the ongoing Chatterton phenomenon. In 1803, he published the three volume edition of Chatterton's life and works. He also published some of the earliest poems of Southey, Coleridge, and Wordsworth.
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Joseph impresses me as a reasonable man worth further investigation. However, time constraints tell me to desist and leave him for another day. So, for the time being, here's a link to his Wiki page : View
Cottle's Works & Publications : Chatterton & Rowley
The link above is set to take you to the section in Malvern Hills dealing specifically with Chatterton. However, I recommend reading the whole volume. As an alternative select from the links below to go to a specific Essay in the book.
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Joseph Cottle, talking about the 1803 edition of Chatterton's works, states that the "Investigation of the controversy exclusively devolved upon [himself]...the result of which, in a consolidated form, will now be made the subject of the three following Essays." :-
Chatterton and the Rowleian Controversy :
Essay IV : The De Burgham Pedigree : View
Essay V : Rowley's Original Manuscripts : View
Essay VI : Chatterton's Armorial Bearings : View
(Essay VI starts a few pages after Cottle's 'Remarks on Chatterton's Armorial Bearings.')
The Reminiscences of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey
Joseph Cottle, 1848, 2nd edition, full volume : View
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Direct Link to section referring to Chatterton & Rowley, p.500 : View