The Grasmere Journals by Dorothy Wordsworth

The Grasmere Journals by Dorothy Wordsworth

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The Grasmere Journals by Dorothy Wordsworth

Dorothy Wordsworth began this journal in 1800 to give her poet brother, William, pleasure. For three years she noted the walks and weathers, the friends, the country neighbours and beggars on the Grasmere roads. The journal has many stories: of William Wordsworth's marriage, of their concern for Coleridge, of the composition of poetry. The original manuscripts have been re-examined for this edition - words undeciphered or misread are clarified; first thoughts, later insertions and deletions are indicated, and Dorothy's hasty punctuation is largely restored. The book also includes many explanatory notes, containing much new detail - on friends and family, on the scarcely known people of the Grasmere valley, on the books that were read, on connections with Wordsworth's poetry, on his circle, and about his methods of writing and working on his poetry.

Dorothy Mae Ann Wordsworth was an English author, poet, and diarist who lived from 1771 to 1855.

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ISBN 13 9780192831309
ISBN 10 0192831305
Title The Grasmere Journals
Author Dorothy Wordsworth
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Oxford University Press
Year published 1993-03-01
Number of pages 295
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.