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THE PROSE WORKS OF WILLIAM WORDSWORTH.
FOR THE FIRST TIME COLLECTED,
WITH ADDITIONS FROM UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPTS.
Edited, with Preface, Notes and Illustrations,
BY THE REV. ALEXANDER B. GROSART, ST. GEORGE'S, BLACKBURN, LANCASHIRE.
IN THREE VOLUMES.
VOL. I.
POLITICAL AND ETHICAL.
LONDON: EDWARD MOXON, SON, AND CO. 1 AMEN CORNER, PATERNOSTER ROW.
1876.
This three‑volume set brings together for the first time the full range of a celebrated poet’s prose, gathering political pamphlets, ethical treatises, and a wealth of personal correspondence. Readers will hear the author’s passionate defense of the French Revolution, his reflections on legislative reform, and vivid debates on education and social welfare, all presented with the careful notes of a nineteenth‑century editor.
The collection also includes rare, previously unpublished letters that reveal a thoughtful mind wrestling with the challenges of his age, from appeals to freeholders in Westmoreland to heartfelt advice for the young. Illustrated footnotes and contextual commentary help modern listeners situate these writings within the broader cultural and historical currents of the early nineteenth century, making the material both accessible and compelling.
Full title
The Prose Works of William Wordsworth For the First Time Collected, With Additions from Unpublished Manuscripts. In Three Volumes. For the First Time Collected, With Additions from Unpublished Manuscripts. In Three Volumes.
Language
en
Duration
~47 hours (2714K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2005-08-19
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1770–1850
A central voice of English Romanticism, his poems turned everyday speech, memory, and the natural world into something luminous and lasting. He is especially remembered for helping launch the Romantic movement with Lyrical Ballads and for the long autobiographical poem The Prelude.
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