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The Grasmere and Alfoxden journals / Dorothy Wordsworth ; edited with an introduction and notes by Pamela Woof.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wordsworth, Dorothy, 1771-1855.
- Series:
- Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)
- Oxford world's classics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Authors, English--19th century--Diaries.
- Authors, English.
- Lake District (England)--Social life and customs.
- Lake District (England).
- Wordsworth, Dorothy, 1771-1855--Diaries.
- Wordsworth, Dorothy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xliv, 316 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- These two journals provide a unique picture of daily life with Wordsworth, his friendship with Coleridge, and the composition of his poems. They also offer wonderfully vivid descriptions of the landscape and people of Grasmere and Alfoxden in Somerset, which inspired Wordsworth and have enchanted generations of readers. This edition includes full explanatory notes on the people and places Dorothy writes about. - ;'I went & sate with W & walked backwards & forwards in the Orchard till dinner time - he read me his poem. I broiled Beefsteaks.'Dorothy Wordsworth's journals are a unique record of
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Introduction; Note on the Texts; Select Bibliography; A Chronology of Dorothy Wordsworth; Maps; The Grasmere Journal; The Alfoxden Journal; Explanatory Notes; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-37492-6
- 0-19-156081-2
- 0-585-48604-2
- OCLC:
- 714569755
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