These two volumes comprise a biography of John Donne, Dean of St. Paul's and metaphysical poet. These volumes cover his tumultuous career in parliament, his writings and patronages, his marriage and his career with the Church of England. Edmund Gosse (1849-1928) was an English poet, author and critic. He received an Hon MA from Cambridge University, lectured at Trinity College in Cambridge and worked as a librarian at the British Museum. He was a much sought after lecturer and speaker in his time and an honored literary critic.