Dorothy Wordsworth: The Story of a Sister's LoveWilliam Wordsworth is regarded as one of the most significant figures in the Western literary canon -- but his sister, Dorothy, was a skilled poet and diarist in her own right, as well, though she never sought the public acclaim that enveloped her brother's career. This fascinating biography probes the life and work of Dorothy Wordsworth, as well as the intense relationship that the two siblings shared. |
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Chapter VI Life at Grasmere | 54 |
Chapter VII Some Memorial Nooks | 64 |
Chapter XI De QuinceyHis Description of Miss WordsworthAllan Bank | 107 |
Chapter XII The Children of Blentarn Ghyll Death of Wordsworths Children | 116 |
Chapter XIII Removal to Rydal MountDora Wordsworth | 123 |
Chapter XIV FriendsTour on Continent | 130 |
Chapter XV Further Influence | 138 |
Chapter XVI Illness and Last Years | 148 |
Chapter XVII A Quiet RestingPlace | 162 |
Chapter XVIII Poems | 169 |
Chapter VIII The Circle WidenedMrs Wordsworth | 73 |
Chapter IX Tour in Scotland | 84 |
Chapter X Life at Grasmere Captain Wordsworth | 100 |
Chapter XIX Journal of a Tour at Ullswater | 178 |
Endnotes | 188 |
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