Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Foreword vii
4. Preface xiii
5. 1. John Clare: "Grey Openings Where the Light Looks Through" 1
6. 2. Olives and Anchovies: The Poetry of Thomas Lovell Beddoes 22
7. 3. The Bachelor Machines of Raymond Roussel 43
8. 4. "Why Must You Know?”: The Poetry of John Wheelwright 65
9. 5. "The Unthronged Oracle": Laura Riding 90
10. 6. David Schubert: "This Is the Book That No One Knows" 115
11. Notes 141
12. Credits 152
13. Index 153