Author: George McLean Harper

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2015-07-16

Total Pages: 482

ISBN-13: 9781331512462

Excerpt from William Wordsworth, Vol. 1: His Life, Works, and Influence I now come to the pleasantest part of my long task, the expression of indebtedness and gratitude to those who have helped me. And first I recall with reverence the sunny mornings of a happy childhood when my mother trained me to memorize Wordsworth's poems, and instilled into my heart a love for his name. It was, I believe, at the suggestion of my wife, and largely because of her love for Wordsworth, that I undertook to write this book. In hours of discouragement she has held me to my task, and at all times her help has proved invaluable. To M. Legouis I am grateful, not only for his book - which is beyond praise, and has estab lished a new standard in English biography (for it has been perfectly translated) - but for many valuable sug gestions made to me in private. Mr. Gordon Words worth, the poet's grandson, has generously placed at my disposal much unprinted material, has allowed me to examine the manuscripts of Dorothy Wordsworth's journals, and has assisted me in matters of interpreta tion as well as in matters of fact. He and Mr. Frank E. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.