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Lakeland: A Personal Journey

`I don`t know any tract of land in which in so narrow a compass may be found an equal variety of sublime and beautiful features`. So said the poet Wordsworth of England`s Lake District, an area as rich in cultural associations as it is in beautiful scenery. Hunter Davies, who has spent every summer in the Lake District for nearly half a century, takes the reader on an engaging, informative and affectionate tour of the lakes, fells, traditions, denizens and history of England`s most popular tourist destination. From the first discovery of Lakeland as a tourist destination in the 18th century, to the tale of the Maid of Buttermere, to the poet Coleridge`s ascent of Scafell Pike in 1802, to such enduring local traditions as Cumberland wrestling and hound trailing, Hunter Davies brings England`s Lake District memorably and informatively to life.

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