Selected Poems: William Wordsworth

A pioneer of the Romantic movement, William Wordsworth wrote about the natural world and human emotion with a clarity of language which revolutionized poetry.

Part of the Macmillan Collector`s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition has an introduction by Peter Harness.

Selected Poems brings together some of Wordsworth`s most acclaimed and influential works, including an extract from his magnus opus, The Prelude, alongside shorter poems such as `I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud`, `To a Skylark` and `Tintern Abbey`. Wordsworth`s poems, often written at his home in Grasmere in the beautiful English Lake District, are lyrical evocations of nature and of spirituality. They have a force and clarity of language akin to everyday speech which was truly groundbreaking.