The Wordsworth Lecture: William and Dorothy Wordsworth at Rydal

09 oct 202609 oct 2026The Wordsworth Lecture: William and Dorothy Wordsworth at RydalWith Jonathan Bate, Jessica Fay and Tim FulfordThe British Library

Event Details

This event takes place at the British Library.

Join us for a landmark Wordsworth Lecture at the British Library as the Wordsworth Trust celebrates its acquisition of Rydal Mount, final home of William Wordsworth, ‘the poet who changed the world’. This special event will illuminate the lives, writings, and enduring legacy of William and Dorothy Wordsworth at Rydal. Featuring Professor Sir Jonathan Bate, Chair of the Wordsworth Trust, in conversation with Professor Tim Fulford, author of Experimentalism in Wordsworth’s Later Poetry, and Dr Jessica Fay, editor of The Poetry of Dorothy Wordsworth.

Professor Sir Jonathan Bate

Jonathan Bate is a biographer, critic, broadcaster and scholar, and an international leader in green thinking and applied humanities.

Dr Jessica Fay

Jessica Fay is a Teaching Fellow and co-director of the Arts of Place network at the University of Birmingham.

Professor Tim Fulford

Tim Fulford is an Emeritus Professor at De Montfort University.

This event is in partnership with the British Library.

Image: Undated drawing of Rydal Mount, thought to be by Edward Quillinan (1791–1851)

 

Time

9th October 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm(GMT+01:00)

Location

The British Library

Pigott Theatre, The British Library, 96 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DB

Price

ÂŁ12 (concessions available)