Download or read book The Ballad of Dorothy Wordsworth written by Frances Wilson and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dorothy Wordsworth was a talented writer and exceptional woman. She was William Wordsworth's inspiration, aide and most valued reader. In her journals, she kept a record of their idyllic life together. Her brief, lyrical entries reveal a strange, intangible love between brother and sister, culminating in Dorothy's dramatic collapse on the day of William's wedding. The author brings Dorothy to life in all her complexity.