by Belén Fernandez Crespo Harriet Geddes (Hagley 1790-Worcestershire 1868) was the wife of William Collins—painter and Royal Academician—and mother of Wilkie Collins—novelist, playwright, and sensation writer. Harriet’s contribution to her… Read more »
We welcome Lyn Dawes to the BARS blog, and thank her for this engaging review of the new play by Nicholas Pierpan (Wolfson College, Oxford), entitled ‘William Wordsworth‘, and performed… Read more »
Congratulations to the Blake Society whose campaign to buy William Blake’s cottage in Felpham has been successful, securing it as a permanent monument to Blake’s achievements.
The Bank of England has just launched a public consultation to help them decide which figure should appear on the next twenty pound note. They’re looking to ‘celebrate Britain’s achievements… Read more »
Is Wordsworth, as George Monbiot argues, responsible for promoting a falsely benign view of agriculture, and therefore indirectly responsible for the damage it’s done to the Lakes? Interesting at least… Read more »