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Who wrote the Preface to Lyrical Ballads?
AP. B. Shelley
BS. T. Coleridge
CLord Byron
DWilliam Wordsworth
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. William Wordsworth
1. Wordsworth wrote the Preface (1800/1802).
2. The 1798 first edition was co-published with Coleridge.
3. The Preface stands as Wordsworth's solo manifesto.
_Source: Project Gutenberg #8905 — Wordsworth's Preface to Lyrical Ballads — "Wordsworth's Preface to Lyrical Ballads (1800)"_
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