Adam Nicolson

The healing power of Grasmere

Following in Wordsworth’s footsteps, Esther Rutter finds new self-confidence and happiness in the entrancing surroundings of Dove Cottage

Sketch of Dove Cottage , c.1806, by Wordsworth’s daughter Dora, a talented amateur artist. [Bridgeman Images]

  • All Before Me: A Search For Belonging in Wordsworth’s Lake District

    Esther Rutter

    Granta, pp. 336, £16

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