William Wordsworth: Quick Facts

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Born	April 7, 1770 • Cockermouth • England
Died	April 23, 1850 (aged 80) • Westmorland • England
Title / Office	poet laureate (1843-1850)
Notable Works	“Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey” • “Lyrical Ballads” • “Michael” • “Ode: Intimations of Immortality” • “Peter Bell” • “The Excursion” • “The Prelude” • “The Recluse” • “The Ruined Cottage” • “The Solitary Reaper” • “The World Is Too Much with Us”
Movement / Style	Romanticism • Lake poet
Notable Family Members	sister Dorothy Wordsworth
Subjects Of Study	poetry

Three months after his death, Wordsworth's wife Mary published "The Prelude".
Wordsworth regretted his inability to fluently read modern poetic languages such as Italian and Spanish.
Wordsworth wrote a guidebook to the region of his home called, "A Guide through the District of the Lakes."