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She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways

This poem and ballad “She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways” by William Wordsworth, was written in 1799.  The poem centers on a woman named Lucy, who died young.  It laments her death as being abrupt and devastating.

LINCCWeb online catalog – Search Terms

• She dwelt among the untrodden ways
• William Wordsworth Criticism and Interpretation

Call Numbers for Browsing the Shelves

• PR5883
• PR5888

Circulating Books – A Selected List

• Matlak, Richard E. The Poetry of Relationship: the Wordsworths and Coleridge, 1797-1800. 1997.

                      Call Number:  PR5883 .M34 1997.

Reference Materials

• Nineteenth Century Literary Criticism – Call Number:  REF PN761 .N5

o   Vol. 111, pg. 323, 327-328

o   Vol. 206, pg. 224, 281

Research Databases

To access Valencia’s research databases, open your Atlas account, select ‘Search the Library’, then select ‘Databases A-Z’.

• Academic Search Complete
• JSTOR
• Lit Finder
• Literary Reference Center Plus
• Literature Criticism Online
• Literature Resources from Gale
• Poetry & Short Story Reference Center (EBSCO) 

This Research Guide is designed to help users find information on a particular topic within the Valencia College East Campus Library.  This is by no means a comprehensive list of resources and other resources may be available on this topic.  Please check LINCCWeb, Valencia East’s online catalog, to verify the availability of circulating books within the library.  Feel free to ask a librarian for help if you need further assistance.