After the suicide of Sylvia Plath in 1963, many of the writer's fans called her husband Ted Hughes a "murderer," blaming his affair with Assia Wevill for causing the deterioration of Plath's mental health.

Ted Hughes is a famous — and somewhat controversial — name in the world of poetry.

He published several best-selling volumes of his work, edited renowned anthologies, and even wrote children’s books. The Iron Man , which was printed in 1968, was adapted into the animated film The Iron Giant in 1999.

From 1984 to his death in 1998, Hughes served as Britain’s Poet Laureate, and he was also appointed to the renowned Order of Merit. However, his career almost came to an untimely end in the 1960s after the suicide of his wife, Sylvia Plath.

Hughes and Plath wed in 1956, but by 1962, h

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