Dorothy Wordsworth (1771-1855) ms, letter Wordsworth, Dorothy (1771-1855). - Letter, from Rydal Mount, to John Kenyon, at 7 Upper Church Street, Bath, dated 28 November 1824 (year from contents). - 1 folded sheet. - She begins 'My dear Sir, An offer, just received from a Friend to execute commissions...' She gives news of her family, e.g. that her brother William Wordsworth's (1770-1850) eyes have been quite well, 'very useable for a short while at a time by day-light; but hardly at all by candle-light, and this I fear, is the best that we may be allowed ever to expect from them.' She also gives news of Greta Hall, e.g. Robert Southey (1774-1843) 'has got rid of his summer cold' and Sara Coleridge's (1802-1852) 'eyes are no worse'. Hartley Coleridge (1796-1849) 'is liked by his scholars' but fails to keep discipline. Corresponds to text of letter 146 (p.287) in 'The later years', part 1 (1821-1828). There are notes on the back that are not included in the published version. 1 folded sheet, red seal 1 folded sheet, red seal Provenance: Purchase 1996 with the generous support of the V&A Purchase Grant Fund

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