A scholarly edition of letters and prose writings by William Cowper. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes, and scholarly apparatus.

When completed, this edition will contain about 1300 letters, 1000 of which will be printed from the original MSS. About two-thirds of the letters will contain material that has hitherto been unpublished.

...all should be pleased with the authoritative text and the editors' criteria for selection.