Dorothy Wordsworth (December 25, 1771 - January 25 1855) was an English poet and diarist. She was the sister of William Wordsworth.

See also: List of English language poets

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• http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/dwordsw.htm

Dorothy Wordsworth was a writer of journals, letters, poems, travel and non-fiction narratives who happened to be the sister of William Wordsworth. She lived with William and spent much time with him and friends like Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Dorothy also had an extensive circle of friends and neighbors, like Jane Pollard Marshall, Catherine Clarkson, and Lady Beaumont--all of whom she wrote letters to. Other than writing and socializing, Dorothy's activities included caring for home, family, and friends; travelling; and exceedingly long walks in which she pursued errands and knowledge of the Lake Country in which she lived. Dorothy wrote prolifically throughout her life, even during the last few decades, which were marked by extended illness. Dorothy's writing has been the subject of much literary criticism and can now be considered to stand apart from her brother William's.

Additional sources of biographical information and a compiliation of Dorothy's writing can be found in de Selincourt's volumes. Levin, Alexander, and Mellor have all published books which focus on or include criticism on Dorothy's work.