Download or read book Imaginary Conversations and Poems: A Selection (Esprios Classics) written by Walter Savage Landor and published by Blurb. This book was released on 2021-07 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Walter Savage Landor (30 January 1775 - 17 September 1864) was an English writer, poet, and activist. His best known works were the prose Imaginary Conversations, and the poem Rose Aylmer, but the critical acclaim he received from contemporary poets and reviewers was not matched by public popularity. As remarkable as his work was, it was equalled by his rumbustious character and lively temperament. Both his writing and political activism, such as his support for Lajos Kossuth and Giuseppe Garibaldi, were imbued with his passion for liberal and republican causes. He befriended and influenced the next generation of literary reformers such as Charles Dickens and Robert Browning.