A Portrait of William Cowper:

His Own Interpreter in Letters and Poems

by Louise B. Risk

Acclaim for Louise Risk's new biography of the British poet Cowper-

"This is a beautiful book, telling a profound story and telling it well. It will bring tears of joy and sorrow, but will leave the heart rejoicing ..."

Robert M. Norris, Fourth Presbyterian Church, Bethesda, Maryland

Through use of Cowper's letters and poems,"... Cowper tell[s] his story in his own words, and this makes for a vivid and pleasant read."

Tony Seward, Editor of Cowper and Newton Bulletin

"... Shows a warm and sympathetic understanding of Cowper." 

James King, co-editor with Charles Ryskamp of the five volume collection of Cowper's letters. Author of William Cowper: A Biography, 1986.