Lyrical Ballads, with a Few Other Poems is a collection of poems by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, first published in 1798 and generally considered to have marked the beginning of the...

William Wordsworth's monumental poem, "The Prelude," is an autobiographical exploration of the poet's life, reflecting his development as an artist and his relationship with nature. Composed in blank...

A continuous text made up of extracts from Dorothy Wordsworth's Journal and a selection of her brother's poems. Dorothy Wordsworth kept her Journal 'because I shall give William pleasure by it'. In doing...

Published in 1798, Lyrical Ballads is a dazzling collaboration containing twenty-three poems by close friends, William Wordsworth (1770-1850) and Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) - two major figures...

It is the honourable characteristic of Poetry that its materials are to be found in every subject which can interest the human mind. The evidence of this fact is to be sought, not in the writings of Critics,...

Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson; Merry and Pippin; Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy...great duos often help to make great literature. So when two soon-to-be luminaries of the English Romantic movement came...

In the emergent collection 'Lyrical Ballads and other Poems,' readers are invited to traverse the revolutionary literary landscape forged by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. This anthology...

Lyrical Ballads and other Poems by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth is a seminal collection that marks a revolutionary turn in the fabric of English poetry, heralding the onset of Romanticism....

A collectible new Penguin Classics series: stunning, clothbound editions of ten favourite poets, which present each poet's most famous book of verse as it was originally published. Designed by the acclaimed...

Lyrical Ballads, With a Few Other Poems (1798) marks a pivotal moment in English literature, heralding the dawn of the Romantic period with its revolutionary approach to poetic form and content. This...

The Ballad as a humble literary type had a certain vogue towards the end of the eighteenth century. It covered the crudest realism as well as the most fantastical romance, and varied in style and treatment...

In 'Coleridge and Wordsworth: Lyrical Ballads & Other Poems', readers encounter a seminal collection that captures the fervor and foundational spirit of the Romantic era. This anthology not only encompasses...

In 'Poems by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth,' readers are invited to explore the profound synergies and individual brilliance of two pivotal figures of the Romantic movement. The anthology...

'Wordsworth & Coleridge: Lyrical Ballads and Other Poems' epitomizes the revolutionary spirit of its era, encapsulating the transformative poetic ideals of Romanticism. This anthology not only coalesces...

Wordsworth & Coleridge: Lyrical Ballads and Other Poems presents a seminal exploration of early Romanticism, capturing the transformative essence of the era through its groundbreaking fusion of emotion,...

Récit de voyage écrit sous forme de journal par Dorothy Wordsworth, les Souvenirs d'un voyage en Écosse, en l'an 1803 offrent une image vivante de ce pays au moment où il commençait à s'ouvrir aux « étrangers...

Récit de voyage écrit sous forme de journal par Dorothy Wordsworth, les Souvenirs d'un voyage en Écosse, en l'an 1803 offrent une image vivante de ce pays au moment où il commençait à s'ouvrir aux « étrangers...

A revolutionary voice in English verse, and a much loved and celebrated lyric poet.

A pioneer of the Romantic movement, William Wordsworth wrote about the natural world and human emotion with a clarity of language which revolutionized poetry. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library;...

William Wordsworth (7 April 1770 – 23 April 1850) was an English Romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped to launch the Romantic Age in English literature with their joint publication Lyrical...

A narrative poem in seven cantos, set during the Northern Rebellion of 1569. A group of Catholic nobleman from the North of England attempt to unseat Queen Elizabeth I and replace her with Mary, Queen...

In the prefatory advertisement to the First Edition of the Prelude, 1850, it is stated that that poem was designed to be introductory to the Recluse, and that the Recluse, if completed, would have consisted...

Lyrical Ballads, with a Few Other Poems is a collection of poems by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, first published in 1798 and generally considered to have marked the beginning of the...

A narrative poem in seven cantos, set during the Northern Rebellion of 1569. A group of Catholic nobleman from the North of England attempt to unseat Queen Elizabeth I and replace her with Mary, Queen...

A ne'er-do-well's life is changed by an encounter with a stubborn animal. - Summary by Matthew Schneider

First published in July 1850, shortly after Wordsworth's death, The Prelude was the culmination of over fifty years of creative work. The great Romantic poem of human consciousness, it takes as its theme...

One of the major poets of Romanticism, Wordsworth epitomized the spirit of his age with his celebration of the natural world and the spontanous expression of feeling. This volume contains a rich selection...

William Wordsworth's 'The Prelude' is a seminal work in English literature, considered one of the greatest poetic autobiographies in the English language. Written in blank verse, the poem explores themes...

In the desolate ruins of a Welsh castle, a solitary poet seeks solace and inspiration. William Wordsworth's "Composed Among the Ruins of a Castle in North Wales" is a poignant meditation on the passage...

In the desolate Scottish countryside, a solitary traveler stumbles upon a haunting discovery—a place of burial, its secrets long forgotten. As he delves deeper into the enigmatic landscape, he encounters...