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Oda: Lake District Tours (6-vol. set)

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The Lake District—famous for its association with the Romantic poets—became a very popular destination for travellers towards the end of the eighteenth century, part of a growing trend of making picturesque tours during which nature was viewed with an emphasis on its spiritual qualities. During this period a variety of tourist guides, including Wordsworth’s successful Guide to the Lakes, were... Read more

Volume 1

Hutchinson, William.

An Excursion to the Lakes, in Westmoreland and Cumberland, August 1773.

1st Edition, 1774. 193 pp.

West, Thomas.

A Guide to the Lakes.

1st Edition, 1778. 204 pp.

 

Volume 2

Budworth, Joseph.

A Fortnight’s Ramble to the Lakes in Westmoreland, Lancashire and Cumberland.

1st Edition, 1792. xxvii, 267 pp.

 

Volume 3

Housman, John.

A Topographical Description of Cumberland, Westmoreland, Lancashire.

1st Edition, 1800. xii, 536 pp.

 

VolumeS 4 and 5

Green, William.

The Tourist’s New Guide, containing a description of the lakes, mountains, and scenery, in Cumberland, Westmoreland, and Lancashire,…being the result of observations made during a residence of eighteen years in Ambleside and Keswick.

1st Edition, 1819. xi,vii, 463 pp. / x, 507 pp

Volume 6

Wilkinson, Joseph and William Wordsworth.

Select Views in Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire.

1st Edition, 1810. xxxiv, 46 pp. plus 48 plates.

Otley, Jonathan.

A Concise Description of the English Lakes, the mountains in their vicinity, and the roads by which they may be visited; with remarks on the mineralogy and geology of the district.

2nd Edition, 1825. 141 pp.

Baines, Edward.

A Companion to the Lakes of Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire; in a descriptive account of a family tour, and an excursion on horseback…with a new, copious, and correct itinerary.

2nd Edition, 1830. vii, 312 pp.

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Edited by Tomoya Oda