Person: WORDSWORTH, William (1770-1850)

Person summary

Biographical summary of this person

Full name

William WORDSWORTH

Gender

male

Relevance of this person

poet whose work was used with slide sets

Main period of activity

N/A

Relationships to other people

uncle of WORDSWORTH, Bishop Christopher (1807-1885)

Chronology

Date

Age

Event/activity

7 April 1770

born at

Cockermouth, Cumberland, England

23 April 1850

died at

Grasmere, Westmorland, England

Slides showing image of this person

slide image -- William Wordsworth -- From a drawing by Hancock about 1798

Texts linked to this person

Poem (1)

William Wordsworth, We are seven (n.d.)

Slide set references

image appears in: [Landscapes and historic buildings in north-west England] (lecture: privately made, 85 slides, n.d.)

minor subject of: The country of Wordsworth and Southey (lecture: Valentine & Sons, 40 slides, in/before 1894)

minor subject of: An hour with some popular poets (lecture: York & Son, 50 slides, 1897)

References

The country of Wordsworth and Southey (Dundee: Valentine & Sons, n.d.)

W.A. Eaton (compiler), An hour with some popular poets (London: York & Son, 1897)

Lucerna ID 6002549

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 8 February 2014

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Person: WORDSWORTH, William (1770-1850)