The Camosun English Department had a Christmas gathering yesterday at Moira's house and she told us this story about how she acquired the chair. She was visiting someone in England who had it and the person gave it to her when she said she was doing her thesis on Thomas De Quincey. How amazing is that!
And she is very kindly going to give it to Dove Cottage which is where Wordsworth lived and where he himself lived.
From Wikipedia:
"His acquaintance with Wordsworth led to his settling in 1809 at Grasmere, in the Lake District. His home for ten years was Dove Cottage, which Wordsworth had occupied and which is now a popular tourist attraction."
Thomas De Quincey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
