The Lake District   |   READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE

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Essential Books These 4 items are available for $86, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXGBR478)		  
The English Lakes, A History  •  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 English Lakes, A History
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, $20.00)		   The Portable Romantic Poets
DK Eyewitness Travel Top 10 England's Lake District  •  Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 128 PAGES
A compact, illustrated guide in the popular series, featuring favorite attractions. (GRB1, $14.00)		   DK Eyewitness Travel Top 10 England's Lake District
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, $14.95)		   Lake District Tourist Map



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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)
 		  
Rough Guide Lake District  •  Jules Brown   • GUIDEBOOK  •  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  •  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, $14.99)
 		  
The Lives of the Kings and Queens of England  •  Antonia Fraser   • HISTORY  •  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)
 		  
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The Story of England  •  Christopher Hibbert   • HISTORY  •  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  •  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  •  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  •  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, $18.90)
 		  
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)
 		  
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Selected Poems  •  George Gordon Byron, Baro Byron   • LITERATURE  •  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)
 		  
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The Complete Poems  •  John Keats  •  John Barnard   • LITERATURE  •  A portable, paperback edition of all the poems of John Keats. (GBR162, $17.00)
 		  
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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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