AbstractThe Italian poet Ugo Foscolo arrived in London on 12 September, 1816, and remained in our country until his death on 10 September, 1827. Despite various books covering this period of the poet's life a great deal remains to be discovered about these eleven years. The documentation for an adequate study has been incomplete and, too often, misunderstanding of English social conditions has been the cause of inaccuracy and wrong emphasis in the existing biographies. The story of Foscolo's life in England is not only of dramatic interest but is of special importance for the study of his development as a literary critic. Many of the letters here published deal with his articles contributed to The Edinburgh and Quarterly Reviews, others are concerned with his project to found a periodical Review himself, others with his personal affairs, his lack of money, and the hopes and fears that followed one another so closely throughout his troubled life.