Wordsworth frames Cambridge’s students as the jewels ‘studded round’ the lecture hall. Though I can’t say I’ve ever felt ...

Robert Burns was not the only idealistic British poet to be initially entranced by the French Revolution. His younger contemporary William Wordsworth coined one of the great quotes of the era about it ...

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Your browser does not support the audio element. Wordsworth was not unusual among Romantic poets for his enthusiastic support of the French Revolution, but he stands ...

‘He reads Italian, Spanish, French, Greek, and Latin’ wrote William’s sister Dorothy in a letter of 1791, when Wordsworth was 21. As a young man Wordsworth enjoyed exploring European culture, and in ...

Wordsworth lived at Rydal Mount from 1813 until his death in 1850 The final home of Romantic poet William Wordsworth has been put up for sale. Wordsworth lived at Rydal Mount, in Ambleside in the Lake ...

A descendant of William Wordsworth says he hopes the final home of the Romantic poet, which is on the market, goes to the best "not highest" bidder. Wordsworth rented Rydal Mount, in Ambleside in the ...

The final home of Romantic poet William Wordsworth has been put up for sale. Wordsworth lived at Rydal Mount, in Ambleside in the Lake District, from 1813 until his death in 1850 and it has been open ...