Wordsworth's Gardens and Flowers: The Spirit of Paradise

The first book to explore both Wordsworth's gardens and the poet's literary use of flowers. The first book to explore both Wordsworth's gardens and the poet's literary use of flowers. Includes rare botanical prints reproduced for the first time in several decades. Focuses on Wordsworth's gardens in the English Lake District and Leicestershire. Draws extensively on hitherto unpublished manuscripts and artworks. Reproduces illustrations from early editions of Wordsworth. Includes rare botanical prints reproduced for the first time in several decades. Focuses on Wordsworth's gardens in the English Lake District and Leicestershire. Draws extensively on hitherto unpublished manuscripts and artworks. Reproduces illustrations from early editions of Wordsworth.