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Wordsworth exhibition explores true nature of William and Dorothy's bond

Written By Unknown on Sunday, March 15, 2020 | 1:43 PM

Show at National Trust’s Wordsworth House and Garden in Cumbria to mark 250th anniversary of poet’s birth

More than two centuries ago there was cruel and rude gossip about how startlingly close the relationship between William Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy was.

“The rumour mill has continued,” admitted Zoe Gilbert, visitor experience manager at Wordsworth’s childhood home in Cumbria. “We still get asked that question today.”

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