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The Solitary Reaper by William Wordsworth

To celebrate the 250th anniversary of Wordsworth actor and writer Tom Hollander performs The Solitary Reaper. The poem was inspired by his stay in Strathyre in Scotland with his sister Dorothy in 1803 and has beciome one of his most famous post-Lyrical Ballads lyrics. The Solitary Reaper was first published in 1807. Introduction by writer, academic and critic Shahidha Bari.

The Solitary Reaper by William Wordsworth