Published on the centenary of Hopkin's death, this edition aims to provide insights into Hopkin's methods of composition, revision and refinement.;The history of all the manuscript albums of Hopkins' verse is provided and the poems, whether finished or unfinished, originals or translations, are arranged in a single sequence based on their date of composition. The metrical marks which Hopkins used in his final texts are included, as are all the drafts and fair copies of each piece, listed in their probable sequence. There is also a bibliography and detailed commentary dealing with matters linguistic, theological and scientific.