William Wordsworth by Stephen Hebron

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Summary

Deploying illustrations from manuscripts in Wordsworth's hand in The British Library, and at the Wordsworth Trust at Dove Cottage in Grasmere, and in other collections, Stephen Hebron discusses the life of a writer whose works had a tremendous influence on his contemporaries and later poets alike.

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William Wordsworth by Stephen Hebron

Deploying a wide range of illustrations, from manuscripts in Wordsworth's hand in The British Library, and at the Wordsworth Trust at Dove Cottage in Grasmere, to photographs, portraits and paintings in many other collections, Stephen Hebron discusses the life of a writer whose works had a tremendous influence on his contemporaries and later poets alike. He recounts how Wordsworth left his upbringing in Cumbria for Cambridge University and travelled extensively in Revolutionary France and the rest of Europe, before returning to Dove Cottage where he created some of the leading works of the Romantic period, becoming an establishment figures in his later years.
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ISBN 13 9780712346368
ISBN 10 0712346368
Title William Wordsworth
Author Stephen Hebron
Series British Library Writers' Lives S
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher British Library Publishing
Year published 1999-11-15
Number of pages 128
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.