Editor’s note: The 13-page account of Dorothy Wordsworth’s “Scawfell Excursion” in DCMS 51 features edits in both pen and pencil. Previous editors have assumed that the pencil marks are William Wordsworth’s, noting that many of these changes appeared in the version published in the third edition of his Guide to the Lakes (1823).
Editor’s Note: Two letters Dorothy sent to Lady Margaret Beaumont in November 1805 make for valuable supplements to her Ullswater account.
Figure 1. Inscription by William Wordsworth, signed “Town End, Grasmere, May 11th 1808”—his preface to DCMS 64. (Courtesy: The Wordsworth Trust)
May 14 1800 [Wednesday].
Wm & John
This is a satirical illustration of a ballet dancer with a hot air balloon attached to himself which, according to Mayhew, would help the dancer “achieve greater heights.” The facing page exhibits the way a personal balloon might be useful in during accidents.
