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Coleridge: Early Visions explores the formative years of Romantic poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge from his birth in 1772 to his departure for Malta in 1804, highlighting his challenging childhood, education at Christ’s Hospital School and Jesus College, Cambridge, his evolving literary genius, relationships, opium addiction, and collaboration with William Wordsworth, culminating in a period of profound personal and creative crisis. The book discusses experiences with addiction and complex familial dynamics.