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