"The Resignation" by "Thomas Chatterton" read by Mischa Willett
Apr 18 2020
3 mins
Thomas Chatterton (1752-1770) wrote tons of moving and intelligent verse all before he was 20 years old. His life-story and scandal is worth investigating for sure, but move past it and actually read some of his Rowley poems. There is a reason the Romantics valued him so highly. He is also known for the painting of his death by Henry Wallis, the Pre-Raphaelite, which hangs, if I re