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Book SynopsisWilliam and Dorothy Wordsworth is the first literary biography of the Wordsworths' creative collaboration. Using poems, letters, journals, memoirs, and biographies, it plots the intertwined lives of the Wordsworth siblings and their writing.
Trade ReviewA poet as well as a scholar, Lucy Newlyn proves to be the ideal reader of their works, as well as offering a superbly revealing portrait of the siblings. * PD Smith, The Guardian *
A fascinating mix of literary criticism and biography that celebrates sibling love and the nurturing power of the natural world. * PD Smith, The Guardian *
impressively researched * Juanita Coulson, The Lady *
I can't recommend this book highly enough to anyone interested in this fascinating creative partnership. It manages to be both scholarly and immensely readable, with, of course, the exemplary notes and bibliography we always expect from Oxford University Press. * Harriet Devine, Shiny New Books *
Table of ContentsPreface Chapter One: Homeless Chapter Two: Windy Brow and Racedown Chapter Three: Alfoxden Chapter Four: Hamburg Chapter Five: Goslar and Sockburn Chapter Six: Homecoming Chapter Seven: Dwelling Chapter Eight: The Grasmere Journal Chapter Nine: The Orchard at Town End Chapter Ten: Scotland Chapter Eleven: Grasmere and Coleorton Chapter Twelve: The Lake District Chapter Thirteen: The Continent Chapter Fourteen: Wanderlust Chapter Fifteen: Rydal Chapter Sixteen: Home Abbreviations Bibliography
