Wordsworth experiences relief in coming back to nature. This material is amalgamated with the poet's adult views of philosophy and art (those views held during the writing and endless revision of The Prelude, roughly from 1799 until 1850). The body of the poem employs flashbacks to describe the development of the poetic mind during youth. The start of Book 1 finds Wordsworth speaking from a mature point of view. It is difficult to fix his age as the poem opens because time constantly shifts backward and forward throughout the narrative. The poet has, by his own account, been too long pent-up in London and only now has managed to return to the beloved Lake District where he spent his childhood and adolescence. Phone orders min p&p of £1.99.It is a magnificent autumn day. Free UK p&p over £10, online orders only.
To order a copy for £12.29 (RRP £14.99) go to or call 03. William and Dorothy Wordsworth: ‘All in Each Other’ is published by Oxford. A fascinating mix of literary criticism and biography that celebrates sibling love and the nurturing power of the natural world. But more than this, Newlyn argues, the two were equal partners in writing and their intense love of the Lake District resulted in a “distinctively symbiotic contribution to Romantic environmentalism”. She was his muse, the first reader of his poems, an attentive editor, amanuensis, critic and, as William said, “the dear companion of my lonely walk”. They became inseparable and William referred to her as one of “the two Beings to whom my intellect is most indebted”. Parted after the death of their mother when Dorothy was only six, they were not reunited until their teenage years. A 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 who were joined “in a sacred non-sexual union”. T his biographical study is the first to compare the full range of Dorothy Wordsworth’s writings with those of her brother, William.
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