Chambers, James (M)

Surname: Chambers
Forename(s): James
b. 1748. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Working-class poet. Known as the “Itinerant Poet.” Born in Soham, Cambridgeshire. No formal education. Left home to become a pedler. Travelled around the country making and selling nets. Briefly entered the Soham Workhouse. Lived in Woodbridge, Suffolk. Unmarried. Author of The Poetical Works of James Chambers (1820). Author of Poems. Containing The Goat, or a Caution against Ebriety, and The Poor Botanist (1796). Biographical information: James Chambers, The Poetical Works of James Chambers, C. Ragan, 1820, pp. viii-xxi. (CE, CC)

Poems associated with this person

Total poems: 3
Poem title Date Periodical Roles id #
The Poor Poetaster 1887-06 The Nineteenth Century Poet 8237
The Wounded Soldier’s Return 1887-06 The Nineteenth Century Poet 8238
The Author’s Journey to Woodbridge after the Storm 1887-06 The Nineteenth Century Poet 8236