Edward Lear the Landscape Artist
Edward Lear the Landscape Artist: tours of Ireland and the English Lakes 1835 and 1836
2 July - 4 October 2009
The story behind this exhibition draws on previously unpublished letters that describe in charmingly humourous detail the trip Lear took in 1836 in the Lake District to draw landscapes.
2 July - 4 October 2009
The story behind this exhibition draws on previously unpublished letters that describe in charmingly humourous detail the trip Lear took in 1836 in the Lake District to draw landscapes.
Dove Cottage Garden Diary
Explore Wordsworth's Garden
We offer a monthly diary throughout the year of what is growing and flowering in Wordsworth's garden, the sheltered enclave behind Dove Cottage. You can submit your own reminiscences of Dove Cottage in former times, or add to our garden tips!
We offer a monthly diary throughout the year of what is growing and flowering in Wordsworth's garden, the sheltered enclave behind Dove Cottage. You can submit your own reminiscences of Dove Cottage in former times, or add to our garden tips!
Poetry in Grasmere 2009
"The best poetry programme in Britain" - Andrew Motion
Linking creativity of the past with the present - our programme this year has a distinctly international flavour with Tomas Venclova, C.K. Stead, Carol Ann Duffy, Fred D'Aguiar, George Szirtes, Simon Armitage, Ruth Padel, Imtiaz Dharker, Don Paterson, and Hugo Williams
Linking creativity of the past with the present - our programme this year has a distinctly international flavour with Tomas Venclova, C.K. Stead, Carol Ann Duffy, Fred D'Aguiar, George Szirtes, Simon Armitage, Ruth Padel, Imtiaz Dharker, Don Paterson, and Hugo Williams
The Bindman Talks 2009
14 stimulating talks providing an introduction to the authors and works in our collection
Meet the De Quincey family; learn about Wordsworth's relationship with Tennyson and Sir Walter Scott; find out about daily life in Dove Cottage; then investigate the lakes through stereoscopic images ...
Meet the De Quincey family; learn about Wordsworth's relationship with Tennyson and Sir Walter Scott; find out about daily life in Dove Cottage; then investigate the lakes through stereoscopic images ...
