4. Why William Hayley
Practical
out of copyright
limited interest in him ∴ limited data
already have (basic) database
Artistic/literary
great untold story
biographer/interest in new tech
5. William Hayley 1745 - 1820
crap poet
innovative biographer
wrote best-selling self-help book
amateur doctor /early adopter
lone parent/educator
man of sensibility
supportive/interfering friend
6. 3D Life elements
information
commentary/opinions
non-linear narrative/journey
7. information
the subject
connected individuals
context
reader
varied media & sources
8. a few nuggets
nearly died 4x in childhood
turned down poet laureateship for
political reasons
wife wouldn’t shag him
home-educated son & nursed him
through fatal illness
persuaded Blake to move to Felpham
10. without Hayley
William Blake’s Milton (& everything
else inspired by his time in Sussex)
Henry Cary’s translation of Dante’s
Divine Comedy
Emma Hamilton’s marriage
11. journey/navigation
It’s complicated…
reader’s interests, work, calendar etc
subject’s interests
author’s interests
timelines
other people
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