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Thomas Chatterton Manuscript Project
Poems to Girls
Chatterton was no more than a boy. So it is fair enough say 'Poems to Girls'. In any case it seems that most of his 'Poems to Girls' were written on behalf of his friend John Baker. I dearly wish I could present you with portraits of the girls, however, the camera wasn't invented until the 1830's, and painted portraits were for the rich and famous.
I can tell you that John Baker was a boyhood friend of Chatterton's, although he apparently, did not go to the same school. Baker, at the end of his apprenticeship, was shipped of to a job in America : View More
Timeline of Chatterton's Life
- with links to important phases -
Timeline of Chatterton's Life
- with links to important phases -
Timeline of Chatterton's Life
- with links to important phases -
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