Prelude
Author: first_name: William
last_name: Wordsworth
Language: English
Year: 1896

Among monuments of narrative poetry, The Prelude; or, Growth of a Poet's Mind, by William Wordsworth, occupies a unique place. Wordsworth published the first version of the poem in 1798, but continued to work on it for the rest of his life. The final version, which is the subject of this recording, was published posthumously in 1850, by Wordworth’s widow, Mary.<br><br>

The Prelude is the first major narrative poem in European literature which deals solely with the spiritual journey of the autho