{"product_id":"the-hidden-wordsworth-kenneth-r-johnston-9780393321593","title":"The Hidden Wordsworth","description":"In this fascinating account, Kenneth R. Johnston portrays a Wordsworth different in crucial ways from the one the poet intended us to know. Taking advantage of unprecedented access to archives, family papers, and letters, he reveals the poet's complex relationship with his sister Dorothy; the full story of the affair with his French mistress, Annette Vallon; and his surprisingly close connections to both radical reformers and the political establishment of his day, including members of the newly formed British Secret Service in England and Germany. \u003cem\u003eThe Hidden Wordsworth\u003c\/em\u003e also explores the poet's intense and often destructive relations with a cluster of young writers, leading up to his friendship with Samuel Taylor Coleridge. This brilliantly insightful biography breaks through the carefully crafted but frequently misleading accounts of his youth Wordsworth created in his conservative later years. \u003cem\u003eThe Hidden Wordsworth\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the radical young poet whose powerful intellect revolutionized English poetry. Winner of the 1998 Jean Baracelli Prize from the American Conference on Romanticism; shortlisted for the James Tait Black biography prize (UK); a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Notable Book of the Year. \"Full of fresh information, fresh insights, and fresh intelligent critical readings of the poetry.\"--Stephen M. Parrish, editor, \u003cem\u003eThe Cornell Wordsworth\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kenneth R. Johnston\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0393321592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393321593\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 738\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.22w x 1.22d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/09\/2001 pg. 32","brand":"Kenneth R. Johnston","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44055895605503,"sku":"9780393321593","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5438ebff-1ce4-4822-be1d-5e9351bbe52e.jpg?v=1685038406","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-hidden-wordsworth-kenneth-r-johnston-9780393321593","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}