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These 4 items are available for $60, including U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXGBR120)

Rough Guide Lake District  •  Jules Brown GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 272 PAGES This comprehensive practical guide is an excellent choice for the independent traveler in England's Lake District. It includes a good overview of history, culture and nature and authoritative touring advice. (GBR364, $16.99)
The Story of England  •  Christopher Hibbert HISTORY •  1992 •  PAPER  • 224 PAGES Beautifully illustrated with color pictures, chronological charts, royal genealogies, and maps, this popular history of English politics, economics, and culture from the Neolithic to the 1990s is an excellent traveler's companion. Hibbert, a masterful storyteller, relates anecdotes that bring history to life in this concise, highly readable introduction to England's past. (GBR02, $14.95)
The Portable Romantic Poets  •  Norman Holmes Pearson  •  W.H. Auden LITERATURE •  1972 •  PAPER  • 540 PAGES As its title implies, this is the anthology to take along on a trip to England's Lake District, Italy's Cinqueterre or any other classic haunt of the romantic poets. This selection, edited by W.H. Auden and Norman Holmes Pearson, includes works by all the masters (and even an occasional mistress). (GBR346, $18.00)
Lake District Tourist Map  •  Ordnance Survey MAP A terrific, colorful, and very detailed map of the Lake District, at a scale of 1: 110,000 (1 inch = 1 3/4 mile). With tourist information on the reverse side. One Side. 50x37 inches. (GBR125, $12.95)

Best Walks in the Lake District  •  Frank Duerden   • GUIDEBOOK • COMING IN  •  A guide to 30 great walks, from simple strolls to the more strenuous, in Lake District National Park. (GBR743, $19.95)
Eyewitness Guide Great Britain  •  Eyewitness Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  With 1,400 photos, maps and excellent introductory chapters, this guide is both a general introduction to Great Britain and a region-by-region look at its attractions. (GBR01, $30.00)
The Lake District, Landmark Visitors Guide  •  Landmark Publishing   • GUIDEBOOK • COMING IN  •  A compact, fully illustrated guide to the Lake District, featuring dozens of maps, visitor attractions, travel information and suggested walks. (GBR141, $17.95)
At Home with Beatrix Potter, The Creator of Peter Rabbit  •  Susan Denyer   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • COMING IN  •  A photographic tour through Hill Top, Beatrix Potter's beautiful home in England's Lake District. (GBR159, $17.95)
Notes from a Small Island  •  Bill Bryson   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  A farewell walking tour of England by an American expatriate who has decided to return home after two decades. Like all of Bryson's books, it's full of rich conversations, humorous anecdotes and amusing interactions. (GBR16, $14.99)
The Lives of the Kings and Queens of England  •  Antonia Fraser   • HISTORY  •  A fully illustrated, engaging history of the monarchy from 1066 to the death of Diana. (GBR160, $34.95)
The Mother Tongue, English and How it Got That Way  •  Bill Bryson   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  An indispensable guide to the language that divides us, this book is an informative linguistic history which showcases Bryson's wry wit. (GBR15, $14.99)
In Search of England  •  H.V. Morton  •  James Morris   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  The much-beloved, enduring account of Morton's ramblings through the English countryside in the early days of the motorcar. Morton charmingly mixes a deep appreciation of the art, culture and history of the place with his own keen observations. (GBR368, $16.00)
The Funny Farm  •  Jackie Moffat   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  An entertaining memoir about one woman's experience of life on a farm in the Lake District. (GBR635, $14.00)
The Grasmere and Alfoxden Journals  •  Dorothy Wordsworth  •  Pamela Woof   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  The journals of Dorothy Wordsworth from Dove Cottage. With rich detail, she observes the natural beauty of the Lake District region and her time spent with her brother William and their friend Coleridge. (GBR197, $12.95)
Guide to the Lakes  •  William Wordsworth   • LITERATURE  •  This companion to England's Lake District, from Romantic poet William Wordsworth, is a tribute to nature's inspiring beauty. (GBR745, $17.95)
Lakeland Lily  •  Freda Lightfoot   • LITERATURE  •  A light-hearted romance set in the Lake District during the early 1900's. Lily Thorpe is a spirited fisherman's daughter, whose determination to escape the poverty of her childhood leads to an imprudent match. (GBR637, $9.95)
Literary Trails, British Writers in their Landscapes  •  Christina Hardyment   • LITERATURE  •  A survey of the British landscapes that have given shape to the literary characters of Jane Austen, Daphne du Maurier, Virginia Woolf, Rudyard Kipling, Thomas Hardy, and Wordsworth. (GBR164, $49.50)
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Major Works  •  H.J. Jackson  •  Samuel Taylor Coleridge   • LITERATURE  •  A collection of the greatest writing of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, including "Kubla Khan" and "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner." Many of his critical pieces, letters and other writings are also included. (GBR198, $18.95)
Selected Poetry of William Wordsworth  •  John O. Hayden  •  William Wordsworth   • LITERATURE  •  A collection of William Wordsworth's most celebrated poems. Includes selections from the "Lyrical Ballads," "The Excursion" and "The Prelude." (GBR147, $12.95)
Swallows and Amazons  •  Arthur Ransome   • LITERATURE • FAMILY  •  Sailing their borrowed catboats, six children camp, fish, explore and try their hands at piracy during the course of a magic summer in England's Lake District. The first book in the Swallows and Amazons series, it was originally published in 1930. (GBR634, $14.95)
The Complete Poems  •  John Keats  •  John Barnard   • LITERATURE  •  A portable, paperback edition of all the poems of John Keats. (GBR162, $17.00)
The Works of Thomas De Quincey, Recollections of the Lakes and the Lake Poets; Coleridge, Wordsworth and Southey  •  Thomas De Quincey   • LITERATURE  •  A charming and candid memoir of life in the Lake District among England's literary giants. De Quincey recalls, among other details, Coleridge's opium addiction and Wordsworth's ugly legs. (GBR744, $27.95)
The Complete Angler, Or the Contemplative Man's Recreation  •  Izaak Walton  •  Charles Cotton   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  This classic of fly fishing literature is both an informative introduction to the sport and a meditation on its timeless appeal. In print for nearly 350 years, the book is timeless itself. (FSH01, $15.00)
Birds of Britain & Europe  •  Hermann Heinzel  •  Richard Fitter  •  John Parslow   • FIELD GUIDE • COMING IN  •  This masterfully organized Collins Pocket Guide, featuring 3,000 color illustrations covers the birds of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. (EUR49, $27.50)