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We feature a handpicked selection of travel guides, maps, literature, books on art, nature and culture, all designed to help you get more out of your travels to The Lake District. Order an essential package, and we'll ship any additional items for free.
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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.
(GBR125, $12.95)
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)
Walking in the Lake District, Discover Tranquil Emerald Lakes, Meandering Valleys and Rugged Mountains
Automobile Association
GUIDEBOOK
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
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, $14.95)
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, $14.95)
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, $16.00)
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)
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