William Gilpin, Observations on the River Wye and Several Parts of South Wales (London, 1789)
Commentary
William Gilpin, Observations on the River Wye and Several Parts of South Wales (London, 1789)
Collection:
Winchester College Collections
Wordsworth toured the Wye valley in 1798, an experience which inspired his poem ‘Tintern Abbey’. William Gilpin’s description of the area, and its picturesque scenery, strongly influenced Wordsworth and other Romantic poets.