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  • Publisher:
    Cambridge University Press
    Publication date:
    13 June 2011
    02 September 2010
    ISBN:
    9780511731488
    9781108018357
    DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511731488
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    Weight & Pages:
    Dimensions:
    (216 x 140 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.37kg, 146 Pages
    • Subjects:
    Literature, Social and Cultural Anthropology, English Literature 1830-1900, European History after 1450
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Europe
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    Subjects:
    Literature, Social and Cultural Anthropology, English Literature 1830-1900, European History after 1450
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Europe
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    Described by George Eliot as 'the only English woman that possesses thoroughly the art of writing', Harriet Martineau held a prominent position in the intellectual life of Victorian culture. This 1854 guide to Windermere was the first in her series of guides to the Lake District, leading eventually to her hugely successful Complete Guide to the English Lakes. In this Guide, Martineau engages with the emerging industry of literary tourism, and describes why the thriving village of Windermere warranted a 'new guide book'. She appreciatively details the natural features of the district and its architecture, and presents accounts of scenic walks and day tours to the neighbouring lakes, combining practical information with literary passages of description. An outstanding woman of her time, Martineau followed in Wordsworth's footsteps by fusing her identity with the local landscape of the Lake District, continuing its rich literary associations.

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