«An enlightening and perceptive introduction to (or reminder of) the great Romantic poet's life and work.»

Financial Times

«Outstanding... [Miller's] knowledge of all things Keatsian is formidable... For newcomers to Keats, Miller's is the best short introduction I have come across.»

John Carey, Sunday Times

«Lucasta Miller's task, which she carries out very successfully, is to strip away what we think when we think about Keats... This excellent book... enters an already crowded market of Keats biographies, but earns its place through its firm basis in precise reading. Miller is empathetic, and relishes Keats's best phrases.»

Philip Hensher, Spectator

«Lucasta Miller's brilliant life of Keats, told through a close reading of "nine poems and one epitaph", reminds us more than once of the way in which Keats can deploy Shakespearean techniques to stop us in our readerly tracks. A timely and fresh re-appropriation of Keats... satisfying, engaging and accessible.»

Rowan Williams, New Statesman

«Excellent... [Keats] challenges us to make up our own minds about the self-styled 'chamelion poet'.»

Claire Harman, Evening Standard

«In lucid, graceful prose she [Miller] manages to bring us closer to the life and work of a poet who never seemed that far away... I didn't want this book to end.»

Times Literary Supplement, *Books of the Year*

«A readable guide to the poet's life.»

James Marriott, The Times

«Creates a vivid picture of Keats's writing process.»

Conrad Landin, Islington Tribune

«Thought-provoking… No single reading or assertion dominates the book…everything is treated with deep care and admirably intelligent judgement.»

London Review of Books