Audio Book Description:
No. 13 Hercules Buildings. Lambeth. 1792. Poet, artist, andprinter William Blake--local eccentric and political radical--works anonymously amidst theraucous din of a teeming, jittery London. Across the Channel, revolution is imploding inFrance. Nearby, the renowned Astley`s Circus is rehearsingits upcoming show; and next door the Kellaway family, recently arrived from the countryside, is moving in. Maggie Butterfield, the streetwise daughterof a local rogue, is looking for troubleor at least a friend. When she and youngJem Kellaway are drawn into Blake`s spell, the chance meeting of threeunusual souls sets the stage for an impassioned journey. Jem and Maggie spark the imagination of the poet, influencing one of the greatest andmost mystial works in English literatureSONGS OF INNOCENCE AND OF EXPERIENCE.
