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\n• Introduction to the Work  \n• A Brief Synopsis  \n• Critical Commentaries  \n• Critical Essays  \n• Essay Topics and Review Questions  \n• Selected Bibliography  \nby  \nWarren Paul, Ph.D.  \nLINCOLN, NEBRASKA 68501  \n1-800-228-4078  \n[www.CLIFFS.com](www.CLIFFS.com)  \n[ISBN 0-8220-7293-9](ISBN 0-8220-7293-9)  \n© Copyright 1964  \nby  \nCliffs Notes, Inc.  \nAll Rights Reserved  \nCliffs Notes on The Prelude © 1964 1  \n[www.cliffs.com](www.cliffs.com)  \nLIFE AND BACKGROUND OF THE AUTHOR  \nWilliam Wordsworth was born on April 7, 1770, in Cockermouth, Cumberland, a small quiet market town in northwest England, on the edge of the Lake District. Thus from the very beginning he was associated with that region which he loved more than any other, and except for brief sojourns in Britain, Germany, and Italy, he never left his beloved Lake Country. He died in 1850 and was buried at Grasmere, Westmoreland, about twenty-five miles from his birthplace.  \nHis personal history was just about as uneventful as his lack of movement would lead one to expect. The excitement in his life took place on the level of intellect; he found ideas more exciting than any other thing. Though he appreciated the intimacy of a small circle of friends, he consistently avoided any larger portion of society. Like the American Thoreau, his philosophy was one rooted in simplicity of living, and like Thoreau, he sought always to practice it. In fact, he preferred humble surroundings and a minimum of personal effects. From his childhood onward, he invariably strove for economy, frequently from necessity, but always because of principle.  \nHe was born one of five children to a modest land lawyer. Wordsworth's only sister, Dorothy was one year his junior. She never married because she preferred to become the poet's lifelong companion and informal biographer. William reportedly demonstrated no childish precocity. He was self-willed and often displayed such a violent temper that his mother confided she was worried more about his future than the destinies of her other children. His mother died in 1779, evidently of a cold.  \nSoon afterward, the poet and his elder brother were sent to the small, free grammar school at Hawkshead, near Windermere. He was not an outstanding student, but among his more rustic classmates he seems to have shone somewhat. He lodged and boarded with a childless landlady, and she seems to have come in many ways to replace his lost mother in his affections. For years he regarded her cottage as home and considered it a welcome relief from the establishments of his stern relatives. The cottage was a mere stone's throw from the open fields.  \nIn 1783, his father died, and the young Wordsworth became an orphan at thirteen. Before his death, the father named his own brother and his wife's elder brother as joint guardians ofthe children, and it was to the latter that the four orphaned boys were sent. Their uncle proved to be hostile and insensitive toward them, never ceased to remind them of their poverty, and seems even to have encouraged the servants to neglect and abuse his charges. William appears to have been particularly disliked by master and servant alike.  \nAs Wordsworth grew older, he decided he might like to become a lawyer. Accordingly, in October 1787, he left his uncle's home in Penrith and went to attend St. John's College, Cambridge. His apparent early enthusiasm for Cambridge was not long in turning to apathy. He found teachers and students shallow and the course of study inconsequential; he openly proclaimed that he could not stand the regimentation. He did desire admission to the circles representing the gentry and intelligentsia at Cambridge, but they would have none of him because he was poor and quite common.  \nDuring his vacations, he spent his time visiting his former landlady at Hawkshead and, with his sister Dorothy, coveri","cbCaiiPkM3ttV0Wy","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiiPkM3ttV0Wy","pdf",394254,44,"English","# Life and Background of the Author\n## Notes and overview sections\n## Critical commentaries\n## Critical essays\n## Essay topics and review questions\n## Selected bibliography","[{\"question\":\"What does the guide include besides a plot synopsis?\",\"answer\":\"It includes life and background of the author, introduction to the work, critical commentaries, critical essays, essay topics and review questions, and a selected bibliography.\"},{\"question\":\"How is Wordsworth’s early life described in the guide?\",\"answer\":\"The text covers his birthplace and connection to the Lake District, his education, family circumstances, and formative experiences that shape his intellectual life.\"},{\"question\":\"What study materials are provided to help readers practice?\",\"answer\":\"The guide provides essay topics and review questions aimed at reinforcing understanding and preparing for assessments or discussion.\"}]","Cliffs Notes on Wordsworth's The Prelude - Notes | PDF",1789940193,68]