A review by musicdeepdive
Coleridge: Darker Reflections, 1804-1834 by Richard Holmes

4.75

I'm knocked out by the writing in these books, not gonna lie. This volume has the unenviable challenge of making Coleridge's later years palatable and enjoyable, given his personal and public struggles during those years, but Holmes rises to the challenge without going to absurd lengths to paint Coleridge as a tragic figure. He's only as tragic as the reader wants him to be, and that allowance for discretion is a beautiful choice.