Dorothy Wordsworth (1771-1855)
ms, proseSmall account notebook of prose description by Dorothy Wordsworth in her hand (26 leaves). 1826. Contains Dorothy's journals from June 29 - September 24, 1826. Size 170mm x 113mm (hxw). Contains poems: 1. Stanzas from Dorothy Wordsworth’s 'Holiday at Gwerndovennant'; 2. 'Epitaph. In memory of Elizabeth; Wife of John Bell of Hereford. Aged 69.'; 3. Unidentified poem, 'And is it sorrow that thy feel'; 4. most of Dorothy Wordsworth’s 'Lines Addressed to Joanna H. from Gwerndovennant June 1826'; 5. 'The Poet’s home' by Maria Jane Jewsbury from the Literary Magnet for July 1826.
Provenance: Bequest of Gordon Graham Wordsworth, 1935 |
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