Prose remains of Arthur Hugh Clough, with a selection from his letters and a memoir

This volume brings together the scattered prose of a 19th‑century poet and thinker, assembled by his wife after his death. The memoir begins with a vivid portrait of his Welsh‑English heritage, tracing the family’s roots from Tudor‑era alliances to a childhood split between Liverpool and Charleston. Early recollections set the tone for a life caught between commercial ambition and literary yearning, offering listeners a personal frame before the letters take over.

The main body follows Clough’s own handwriting, organized into chronological groups that map his journey from schoolboy in Rugby to Oxford scholar, then to American exile and back to London society. Interspersed are lectures on Wordsworth, Dryden, and the evolution of English literature, plus a thoughtful essay on social theory and a review of contemporary poetry. Together they reveal a mind wrestling with faith, politics, and the art of language, making the collection a rich, intimate portrait of Victorian intellectual life.