Jon Kalman Stefansson’s novel “Heaven and Hell” recounts a 19th-century fishing trip and its aftermath. John Self is a book ...

Extract from the Prelude is taken from Book 1 which is about Wordsworth’s childhood. The other books focus on different periods in his life, such as his time living in France or falling in love.

4. Jeongsuk Kim provides a rewarding context for Wordsworth’s shift from seeing urban chaos in Book 7 of The Prelude to a rewarding response to metropolitan life in Book 12. Through his relationship ...