EPISODE · Aug 31, 2020 · 5 MIN
The Grasmere and Alfoxden Journals by Dorothy Wordsworth
from Top Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, Memoirs · host Sterling Sporer
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/820696 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Grasmere and Alfoxden Journals Author: Dorothy Wordsworth Narrator: Sarah Lambie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 16 minutes Release date: August 31, 2020 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Begun in 1797, when William was at the height of his poetic powers, The Grasmere and Alfoxden Journals provide invaluable insight into the daily lives of Dorothy and William Wordsworth, William’s friendship with Samuel Taylor Coleridge and the incidents that inspired some of his greatest poems. Richly immersive and intimately domestic, the Journals transport the listener to life in the Lake District 200 years ago as Dorothy describes the Lake District countryside, her garden and neighbours, keeping house, going on walks, and the people she meets along the way. The Journals brim with love and activity, and verge on poetry, with their vivid descriptions and their wisdom. They are a treat for any lover of Romantic poetry and the Lakes.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/820696 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Grasmere and Alfoxden Journals Author: Dorothy Wordsworth Narrator: Sarah Lambie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 16 minutes Release date: August 31, 2020 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Begun in 1797, when William was at the height of his poetic powers, The Grasmere and Alfoxden Journals provide invaluable insight into the daily lives of Dorothy and William Wordsworth, William’s friendship with Samuel Taylor Coleridge and the incidents that inspired some of his greatest poems. Richly immersive and intimately domestic, the Journals transport the listener to life in the Lake District 200 years ago as Dorothy describes the Lake District countryside, her garden and neighbours, keeping house, going on walks, and the people she meets along the way. The Journals brim with love and activity, and verge on poetry, with their vivid descriptions and their wisdom. They are a treat for any lover of Romantic poetry and the Lakes.
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