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There are three versions of The Prelude, each of which reached the definitive stage of a fair manuscript copy, quite apart from innumerable separate passages, draft copies and emendations. As a result many lines have alternative readings often of great interest. This brief note puts the three versions into context.
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© 1988 Helen Wheeler
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Wheeler, H. (1988). The Prelude. In: The Prelude Books I and II by William Wordsworth. Macmillan Master Guides. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-09544-5_2
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