All Items 4 Collection 1 Archives & Special Collections 4 Contributor 6 Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 4 Gillies, R. P., (Robert Pearse), 1788-1858 1 Napoleon, I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 1 Powell, Thomas, 1809-1887 1 Southey, Robert, 1774-1843 1 Walton, Izaak, 1593-1683 1 show more 1 show fewer Topic 5 Books and reading 4 Correspondence 4 Political and social views 2 Elba and the Hundred Days, 1814-1815 1 Poets, English 1 Part Of 1 William Wordsworth Manuscript Collection 4 Genre 1 Correspondence 4 Subject 9 Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 – Books and reading 4 Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 – Correspondence 4 Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 – Political and social views 2 Gillies, R. P., (Robert Pearse), 1788-1858 – Correspondence 1 Napoleon, I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 – Elba and the Hundred Days, 1814-1815 1 Poets, English – 19th century – Correspondence 1 Powell, Thomas, 1809-1887 – Correspondence 1 Southey, Robert, 1774-1843 – Correspondence 1 Walton, Izaak, 1593-1683. The life of Mr. George Herbert 1 show more 4 show fewer William Wordsworth letter to Robert Southey, 1815 March Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 A letter from William Wordsworth that appears to be to Robert Southey in which Wordsworth asks Southey to send him Alexander von Humboldt's books on South America and James Montgomery's "World Before the Flood." Wordsworth also comments upon politics in Europe, apparently referring to Napoleon's march on Paris in March 1815. Wordsworth speculates that even if Napoleon gains possession of Paris again, he will not hold the imperial seat long. Also included is a fragment of paper bearing R. Southey's name. William Wordsworth letter to Robert Southey, 1815 March William Wordsworth letter to Thomas Powell, 1842 April 2 Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 A letter to Thoams Powell in which William Wordsworth comments upon Powell's recent volume of poetry, saying that he admires the feelings and thoughts in the poems but finds the workmanship less admirable. Wordsworth disagrees with Powell's treatment of Napoleon, and he disparages Napoleon as false and faithless. Wordsworth notes that he has asked his publisher, Edward Moxon, to send Powell the newest volume of Wordsworth's poetry ["Poems of Early and Late Years"], which Wordsworth says he rushed to finish, causing his health to suffer. William Wordsworth letter to Thomas Powell, 1842 April 2 William Wordsworth letter to unidentified recipient, 1846 March 23 Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 A letter from William Wordsworth to an unidentified recipient in which Wordsworth writes about an abridgment of Izaak Walton's "The Life of Mr. George Herbert" the recipient has written. Wordsworth commends the abridgment and claims that it shows respect to Walton's original work, claiming that the original work will still be highly sought after. William Wordsworth letter to unidentified recipient, 1846 March 23 William Wordsworth letter to Robert Pearse Gillies, 1817 September 19 Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 A letter to Robert Pearse Gillies, Scottish editor and author, in which William Wordsworth discusses some upcoming travel he must undertake, noting that he will be away from home for a fortnight beginning September 22 or 23, 1817. Gillies had sent Wordsworth a letter letting him know that he would be in England soon, and Wordsworth is hopeful that his travel won't cause him to miss Gillies' visit. Wordsworth also discusses skimming but not reading Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "Biographia Literaria," his disdain for criticism, and his dislike of publishing poems in periodicals. William Wordsworth letter to Robert Pearse Gillies, 1817 September 19
