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The English Lakes, A History

The English Lakes, A History

by Ian Thompson

  • HISTORY
  • 2010
  • HARD COVER
  • 352 PAGES

Featuring full-color illustrations and photographs, Thompson's elegant history details how perceptions of England's Lake District have evolved over the centuries through the work of great artists, from romantic poets and landscape painters to children's book authors.. (GBR945, $45.00)

The Portable Romantic Poets

The Portable Romantic Poets

by Norman Holmes Pearson | W.H. Auden

  • LITERATURE
  • 1972
  • PAPER
  • 540 PAGES

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 includes works by all the masters (and even an occasional mistress). (GBR346, $20.00)

DK Eyewitness Travel Top 10 England's Lake District

DK Eyewitness Travel Top 10 England's Lake District

by Eyewitness Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES

A compact, illustrated guide in the popular series, featuring favorite attractions. (GRB1, $14.00)

Lake District Tourist Map

Lake District Tourist Map

by Ordnance Survey

  • MAP

A terrific, colorful, and very detailed map of the Lake District, at a scale of 1: 110,000. (GBR125, $14.95)

 
Eyewitness Guide Great Britain

Eyewitness Guide Great Britain


by Eyewitness Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 720 PAGES

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)

Rough Guide Lake District

Rough Guide Lake District


by Jules Brown

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

An informative, British-produced guide to the Lake Country with an overview of history, culture and nature. (GBR364, $19.99)

Walking in the Lake District, Discover Tranquil Emerald Lakes, Meandering Valleys and Rugged Mountains


by Automobile Association

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 112 PAGES

Designed for both casual and experienced walkers, this guide includes easy-to-follow maps and directions, helpful tips and color photographs throughout. (GBR709, $15.95)

Notes from a Small Island

Notes from a Small Island


by Bill Bryson

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 324 PAGES

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

The Lives of the Kings and Queens of England


by Antonia Fraser

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

Lady Fraser gathers eight British historians for this engaging, illustrated history of the monarchy from 1066 to the House of Windsor, chock full of personality, incident and scandal. (GBR160, $34.95)

The Mother Tongue, English and How it Got That Way

The Mother Tongue, English and How it Got That Way


by Bill Bryson

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 270 PAGES

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)

The Story of England

The Story of England


by 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 age to the 1990s is an excellent traveler's companion. (GBR02, $19.95)

In Search of England

In Search of England


by H.V. Morton | James Morris

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 274 PAGES

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


by Jackie Moffat

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

In this entertaining memoir Moffat recounts her family's experience on a small stock-rearing and dairy farm in the Lake District where they've made their home since escaping from London in 1982. (GBR635, $14.00)

The Grasmere and Alfoxden Journals

The Grasmere and Alfoxden Journals


by Dorothy Wordsworth | Pamela Woof

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

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, $18.90)

Guide to the Lakes

Guide to the Lakes


by William Wordsworth

  • LITERATURE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

This companion to England's Lake District, from Romantic poet William Wordsworth, is a tribute to nature's inspiring beauty. (GBR745, $17.95)

Literary Trails, British Writers in their Landscapes


by Christina Hardyment

  • LITERATURE
  • 2000
  • HARD COVER
  • 256 PAGES

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)

Selected Poems

Selected Poems


by George Gordon Byron, Baro Byron

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 830 PAGES

This excellent selection of the Romantic poet's work includes a complete version of Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, Lord Byron's classic, epic poem about a world-weary traveler. (EUR400, $16.00)

Selected Poetry of William Wordsworth

Selected Poetry of William Wordsworth


by John O. Hayden | William Wordsworth

  • LITERATURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 784 PAGES

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

Swallows and Amazons


by Arthur Ransome

  • LITERATURE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES
  • 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


by John Keats | John Barnard

  • LITERATURE
  • 1977
  • PAPER
  • 731 PAGES

A portable, paperback edition of all the poems of John Keats. (GBR162, $17.00)

The Hanging Wood


by Martin Edwards

  • MYSTERY
  • 2011
  • PAPER

DCI Hanna Scarlett, head of Cumbria's Cold Case Review Team, is on the case in this fifth book in the series. (GRB15, $14.95)

The Works of Thomas De Quincey, Recollections of the Lakes and the Lake Poets; Coleridge, Wordsworth and Southey


by Thomas De Quincey

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 264 PAGES

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


by Izaak Walton | Charles Cotton

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 464 PAGES

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 Europe

Birds of Europe


by Lars Svensson

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

Featuring 3,500 glorious paintings by Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterstrom, the second revised edition of this exquisite guide has been brought up to date with revised text and maps. (FG47, $29.95)

Wildflowers of Britain and Europe

Wildflowers of Britain and Europe


by Margaret and Roland Spohn

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

Over 450 species of wild flower are covered, each beautifully illustrated with detailed paintings and clear photographs. (EUR46, $21.95)

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