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A Complete Guide to the English Lakes (Third Edition)

A Complete Guide to the English Lakes (Third Edition)

Martineau, Harriet

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Fiction AnthologiesGeneral EuropeBritish History

ISBN10: 9353706734
ISBN13: 9789353706739
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jun 1 2019
Pages: 360
Weight: 1.01
Height: 0.80 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Before guidebooks became glossy, Harriet Martineau walked and watched the English Lakes with a reporter's steadiness and a novelist's feeling. Travel back in time, quietly. A Complete Guide to the English Lakes (Third Edition) is a historical travel guide and a work of classic travel writing, blending practical English lakes touring with a vivid Victorian travel narrative. Written by one of the period's most influential commentators, it moves between itinerary and insight, showing how to look as well as where to go, and why the Lakes mattered. Martineau maps the Cumbria Lake District through its roads, waters, and villages, then lifts her gaze to the lake district landscapes: shifting light on fells, sudden weather, and the long views that reward scenic fell walks. Alongside pointers useful for lake district trip planning, she captures the region's cultural pulse in nineteenth century Britain, at a moment when the English Lakes were becoming a national destination. Readers drawn to the Wordsworth Lake District will recognise the Romantic inheritance behind her observations, rooted in romantic landscape literature yet alert to everyday life and local voices. Its detail is brisk, its tone humane. Read for pleasure, consult for perspective: it suits armchair travel readers craving place and period, and collectors seeking a smart, historically resonant companion to Britain's most storied scenery. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today -- a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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