Journals Of Dorothy Wordsworth Author:Helen Darbishire Wordsworth's 'exquisite sister', as Coleridge described her, was not only the cherished comppanion of two great poets but herself a poet in prose. Her vitality, sensitivity, and integrity made Dorothy Wordsworth a unique being for those who loved her. In her Journals she combined a minute observation of the detail of nature with a genuine poetic... more » imagination: having no thought of fame for herself, she provided the material for peoty in others. By adding to this edition of the Alfoxden Journal an Appendix of the shorter poems of Wordsworth referred to in the Journal, Miss Helen Darbishire has filled a longfelt need. She has provided a volume in which the reader can not only make the rewarding acquaintance of Dorothy Wordsworth but can also estimate the remarkable extent of her influence on her brother's poetry.« less