Dorothy Wordsworth (1771-1855) ms, prose An account of baby John Wordsworth's speech development. First line, 'First inarticulate sounds about 4 months old'. Probably in the hand of Dorothy Wordsworth. Leaf 139v. Written in 1803 and 1804. Provenance: Bequest of Gordon Graham Wordsworth, 1935 Exhibited: Dorothy Wordsworth: Wonders of the Everyday, The Wordsworth Trust, 2013-4 Dorothy: Writer, Sister, Friend, Wordsworth Grasmere, 2021-2 Literature: Reed, M.L.1975, Wordsworth The Chronology of the Middle Years, Harvard University Press, (p.708) See also: DCMS 26 (Commonplace Book)

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Reference DCMS 26.46