#wordsworth classics

[academicmiki]

cafe time

[inlovewithhearts]

⭐️🤲🏻☕️

[amerefallacy]

— william wordsworth

[xxamarisknightxx]

George Eliot wrote, "Many Theresas have been born who found for themselves no epic life wherein there was a constant unfolding of far-resonant action; perhaps only a life of mistakes, the offspring of a certain spiritual grandeur ill-matched with the meanness of opportunity; perhaps a tragic failure which found no sacred poet and sank unwept into oblivion."

One cannot help but wonder if part of her found it relatable. A period when she had to resort to changing her name to a more masculine one, remain unsung and anonymous in order to write.

One can only hope she did not consider her life one comprised only of mistakes. That she'd never sink, in hearts or in literature, let alone go unwept.

[ijustkindalikebooks]

classics on my tbr for next year.

[lizziestudieshistory]

Since when have Wordsworth printed pretty covers? Or illustrated editions? This is far from my favourite cover for Emma but it's one hell of an improvement on their usual monstrosities!

Hugh Thomson illustrations are always a win with me too - I even found the Mr Knightley illustration to match my bookmark 😂

[hcm92fandom]

as promised, here's a photo of my Wordsworth Classics collection of Jane Austen's novels

the covers are gorgeous and i'm looking forward to reading the annotations included in these books (i've heard they're not as in-depth as other collections, but i'll get to those at a later date when i hopefully have a little more disposable income!)

also, i think these were the books used for the artwork in the P&P1995 exhibition at Sudbury Hall!

[wordsarelifereviews]

I think I’m addicted to collecting pretty classic books.

(Originally posted on my Instagram)