{"product_id":"guide-to-windermere-with-tours-to-the-neighboring-lakes-and-other-interesting-places-paperback-9781108018357","title":"Guide to Windermere; With Tours to the Neighboring Lakes and Other Interesting Places (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108018357","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGuide to Windermere\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWith Tours to the Neighboring Lakes and Other Interesting Places\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMartineau's 1854 Windermere handbook represents an early example of a literary tourist guide, combining practical information with rich descriptive writing.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHarriet Martineau (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108018357, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 September 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e146 pages, 7 b\/w illus.  1 map\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm, 0.37 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDescribed 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e Guide to Windermere\u003cbr\u003e First tour, by Newby Bridge and Ulverstone to Furness Abbey, returning by Coniston, Hawkshead, and the Ferry\u003cbr\u003e Second tour, by Troutbeck to Kirkstone Pass and Patterdeal, and home by Ambleside\u003cbr\u003e Third tour, by the Ferry, and the Wray, and Brathay Valley, to High Close, and down Red Bank to Grasmere and Easedale, and thence by Rydal to Ambleside\u003cbr\u003e A day on the mountains\u003cbr\u003e Excursions to and from Keswick\u003cbr\u003e Of the flowering plants, ferns, and mosses of Windermere and its neighbourhood\u003cbr\u003e Mountains and passes\u003cbr\u003e Lakes and waterfalls\u003cbr\u003e Directory\u003cbr\u003e Advertisements.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20c%201800%20to%20c%201900%20%20%5BDSBF%5D%22\"\u003eDSBF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004881621272,"sku":"9781108018357","price":20.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108018357i.jpg?v=1694869493","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/guide-to-windermere-with-tours-to-the-neighboring-lakes-and-other-interesting-places-paperback-9781108018357","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}