Guide to the Lakes

by William Wordsworth

Book Overview

William Wordsworth's Guide to the Lakes gives a first-hand account of his feelings about the unique countryside that was the source of his inspiration. He addresses concerns that are relevant today, such as how the growing number of visitors, and the money they might bring, would affect such a small and vulnerable landscape.

It is now understood that Wordsworth's notion of the Lake District as 'a sort of national property, in which every man...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198848099
• ISBN13: 9780198848097
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.2" x 7.7"