The Ballad of Dorothy Wordsworth

The prize-winning biography of Wordsworth's beloved sister, champion, muse who was at the heart of the Romantic movement in Britain - reissued to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Dorothy's birth. 'Genius ...

About the author

Frances Wilson is the author of Literary Seductions, which was praised by Alain de Botton as 'psychologically rich and wise', and The Courtesan's Revenge, which was described as "a wonderful biography ... Witty and sharp' by Jane Ridley in the Spectator. She lives in London with her daughter.

Summary

The prize-winning biography of Wordsworth's beloved sister, champion, muse who was at the heart of the Romantic movement in Britain - reissued to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Dorothy's birth. 'Genius ...

Foreword

The prize-winning biography of Wordsworth's beloved sister, champion, muse who was at the heart of the Romantic movement in Britain - reissued to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Dorothy's birth.

Product details

• Authors: Frances Wilson
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9780571366231
• ISBN: 978-0-571-36623-1
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Art, literature > Biographies, autobiographies; Biography: literary, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, LITERARY CRITICISM / Women Authors, POETRY / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: poetry and poets