Chatterton by peter ackroyd essay

Ackroyd invites us inside his papery Delorian and takes us on a journey through time to visit four different aspects of Chatterton's history as perceived by various groups who are interested in him (patron and publisher, artist, poet and historian).

Chatterton tells the story of Thomas Chatterton 18th century Bristolian boy-poet who liked to flaunt his poetic prowess by forging earlier works, specifically those he attributed to made-up monk Thomas Rowley.

In this remarkable detective novel Peter Ackroyd investigates the death of Thomas Chatterton, the eighteenth-century poet-forger and genius, whose life ended under mysterious circumstances.

I've read The Lambs of London, Hawksmoor, The House of Doctor Dee and The Trial of Elizabeth Cree aka Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem and while my love for them all was not equal there has been something to like in all of them at least.