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Charles Gardner
b. 1874
Best remembered for his studies of William Blake, this early 20th-century writer explored poetry, religion, and mysticism with a clear sense of curiosity. His books suggest a critic drawn to the spiritual and imaginative side of literature rather than dry academic debate.
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William Blake, the Man
by Charles Gardner
About the author
Charles Gardner was a British author born in 1874 whose surviving published work centers on literature and religion. Library and archive records identify him as the author of Vision & Vesture: A Study of William Blake in Modern Thought (1916), The Redemption of Religion (1919), and William Blake: The Man (1919).
Taken together, those books show a writer deeply interested in William Blake, especially Blake's spiritual imagination and lasting influence. William Blake: The Man presents itself as a study of Blake's mental and spiritual development, while Gardner's other titles point to a broader concern with Christian thought and the religious meaning of art.
Little biographical information about Gardner himself appears to be widely available online beyond his birth year and published works. Because of that, he remains a somewhat shadowy figure today, known mainly through the thoughtful, reflective books he left behind.