250 years on - Remembering Dorothy Wordsworth, Naturalist, Eco-warrior, Poet, Writer, and Inspiration
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Dorothy Wordsworth Born on Christmas Day 1771 in Cockermouth
Died on 25 January 1855 (aged 83) near Ambleside
‘Dorothy Wordsworth was more than William’s sister. She was a writer, friend, collaborator, aunt, pioneering walker, local philanthropist, inspiring gardener, and – perhaps most famously – author of the Grasmere journal.’*
This painting of Dorothy Wordsworth with her dog, Little Miss Belle, was said to have been done by a self-taught artist
from nearby Cockermouth in 1833, and hangs in the living room at the Wordsworth home, Rydal Mount.
‘Two-and-a-half centuries after her birth the writer – and sister of the more famous William – still has much to teach us’- The Guardian
More on this a bit later. First:
Christmas With Wordsworths: A Celebration of Nature, Beauty, Hope and Wisdom
A Glimpse into Wordsworths’ Christmas Eve at Dove Cottage