The hidden Wordsworth / Kenneth R. Johnston
Language: English
Published by London : Pimlico, 2000
- First Edition
- Softcover
- Used
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Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: xxii, 690 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm. Subjects: Wordsworth, William 1770-1850; Wordsworth, William 1770-1850 Childhood and youth; Wordsworth, William 1770-1850 Relations with women; Wordsworth, William 1770-1850 Biography; 1800-1899; Poets, English 19th century ; Biography; Poe?tes anglais 19e sie?cle ; Biographies; Poets, English. 1 Kg.
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- Title
- The hidden Wordsworth / Kenneth R. Johnston
- Author
- Johnston, Kenneth R.
- Publisher
- London : Pimlico
- Publication year
- 2000
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0712667520
- ISBN 13
- 9780712667524
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Item weight
- 1 kilogram
The most fascinating material for some readers will be Johnston's (ably supported) hypotheses about several periods during the 1790s when Wordsworth's presence cannot be fully accounted for. For nearly half of 1793, for example, the poet is supposed to be "quietly sitting down" in Wales, but there's good reason to suspect that he is actually in Paris, re-establishing contact with his French mistress, Annette Vallon. Then, six years later, he and his sister disappear in southern Germany for over a month--and the secret account books of the home secretary, who controlled funds for the secret service, show a payment made out to a "Wordsworth" shortly afterwards.
Was one of the founders of English romanticism actually a British spy? Admittedly, we may never know for sure. But Johnston's account is very convincingly constructed; it fits what can be known without requiring great leaps of imagination. As such, it forces us to re-evaluate everything we've ever believed about Wordsworth and his poems. Fortunately, Johnston is as capable a literary critic as he is biographer.
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