Written in the leisure of a busy life and first printed in newspapers, these essays condense the biographies of the men and women who made the Lake District a literary landscape. De Quincey, the English Opium Eater, leads the way, followed by reformers, poets and novelists, with Wordsworth’s verse and its critics given their due.
A companionable guide for literary pilgrims to the lakes and fells. Download the free EPUB.