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    • Publisher OUP Oxford
    • Date of Publication 24 November 2022

    • ISBN 9780198848097
    • Binding Paperback
    • No. of pages256 pages
    • Size 295x130x13 mm
    • Weight 182 g
    • Language English
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    Short description:

    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.

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    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 has a right and interest who has an eye to perceive and a heart to enjoy', expressed in his Guide, gave a rationale for the foundation of the National Trust in 1895 and the establishment of the Lake District National Park in 1951. Furthermore, the 2017 nomination document for the Lake District as a World Heritage site quotes this phrase in recognition of Wordsworth's contribution to the idea that 'landscape has a value, and that everyone has a right to appreciate and enjoy it'. We can now see how Wordsworth's Guide has had a far-reaching influence on the modern concept of legally-protected landscape.

    First published in 1810 and repeatedly revised by its author over the ensuing twenty-five years, William Wordsworth's Guide to the Lakes has long been considered a crucial text for scholars of Romantic-era aesthetics, ecology, travel writing, and tourism.

    This newly annotated edition of the Guide is a timely reminder of how Wordsworth helped shape later generations to view the Lake District as 'a sort of national property'.

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    Table of Contents:

    Map
    List of Illustrations
    Introduction
    Note on the Text
    Select Bibliography
    A Chronology of William Wordsworth
    A GUIDE THROUGH THE DISTRICT OF THE LAKES (1835)
    Explanatory Notes
    Glossary of Selected Persons and Places

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