Explore one of England's great landscapes in the company of the great writers with whom it is indelibly associated. In the style of Walking with Beatrix Potter & Walking with Wordsworth, Walking with the Brontes is a pocket-sized book containing fifteen walking routes, predominantly in West Yorkshire. Each walk is to somewhere associated with one or more of the Bronte family, either in real life or with important characters or places in their novels: for instance the house on which Emily based Thrushcross Grange in Wuthering Heights, or the countryside around Cowan Bridge School which, with its harsh regime, caused the Bronte girls much suffering & became Lowood School in Charlotte's Jane Eyre. The walks are generally short & fairly easy, contrasting semi-urban areas with the wild moorland above their home at the Parsonage Haworth. Each route is fully described, aided by sketch plans, & illustrated by new colour photographs. In each case, a separate text explains the Bronte associations, with extracts from their writing. ...

In April 2011, four soldiers
- each a hero of recent conflicts who suffered devastating injuries in the line of duty
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The Watershed of Scotland is a line that separates East from West & divides those river basin areas which drain towards the North Sea on the one h&, & those which flow west into the Atlantic Ocean on the other. It meanders from Peel Fell on the English border all the way to the top at Duncansby Head: over 754 miles (1, 200km) through almost every kind of terrain. The Watershed follows the high ground, & offers wide vistas down almost every major river valley, towards towns & communities, into the heartlands of Scotl&. Walking with Wildness leads the reader through breathtaking, hitherto mostly unknown landscapes, providing valuable advice for walkers on the way. ...

Walking with Wordsworth in the Lake District is a mini guide to twenty walks of between two & twelve miles connected to the poet’s life & work, allowing you to follow in the Lakeland laureate’s footsteps by lakes, tarns & rivers he celebrated in verse. Routes are described & set out on colour sketch maps, with directions, advice on parking & refreshment suggestions. Most walks are circular but the few that are linear contain information on how to return to your starting point by bus or boat. 60 colour photographs illustrate the landscape & sense of Wordsworth’s Lake District. ...

This is a cultural history of walking in 19th-century Engl&, assessing its importance in literature & in culture at large. Rereading Wordsworth in the context of contemporary changes in transport, agriculture, & aesthetics, Anne D. Wallace articulates a previously unacknowledged literary mode
- pedestrianism. Besides Wordsworth, authors considered include Clare, Barrett Browning, Dickens, Hardy, & George Eliot.
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The routes are on average around 2km long with a very few being over 15km. Each route is accompanied with a b/w photograph & a brief history, human & natural, of the immediate area. Nearly all the routes take in the coastline of the Cape Cod area or are within a stone`s-throw of it. Each route is described with the aid of a simple but nice little map so no real need for a separate one. Of the 35 routes, 24 are on the mainl&, 7 explore Martha`s Vinyard, & 4 are on Nantucket. The beginning of the book has a simple road map to show the location of all the routes within the Cape Cod area; whilst the back has a list of environmental organisations. ...

From the Publisher of the highly acclaimed Jurassic Coast Official Guide, Coastal Publishing Limited is a fast growing publisher with an expanding list of books of regional interest & national appeal. Walks Along the East Jurassic Coast & its companion Walks Along the West Jurassic Coast Are the first two books in a series of 11 walking guides spanning the 630 miles of the South West Coast Path National Trail. Each feature up to 17 walks & over 100 photographs & illustrations covering this stunning & geologically unique area. The route of each walk is overlaid onto aerial photography showing the landscape & features, followed by a description of each walk & information about the area. These essential walking companions, for families & serious walkers alike, are produced to a high standard whilst maintaining an affordable price of just GBP4.95. These books will appeal to families & individuals wishing to explore & understand the area as well as photographers, travellers, visitors to the region, geologists & local historians. They will also make an excellent gift. Each volume will contain over 50 photos & illustrations supported by an engaging & informative text. ...

Packed with accessible geological & historical information, the route of each walk is overlaid onto stunning aerial photography, ...

Packed with accessible geological & historical information, the route of each walk is overlaid onto stunning aerial photography, ...

Featuring 25 circular walks, Walks along the Thames Path, takes in beautiful countryside, busy towns, historic palaces & cost pubs, with nearby places of interested included as optional extras. The fascinating text reveals the architecture, flora & fauna, cultural points of interest & historical connections to be found en route. As the river meanders through varied terrain from its source in Gloucestershire through the heart of London to the Thames Barrier, Ron Emmons offers a wealth of detail. Taking in some of England`s major attractions from the Royal town of Windsor & the splendid spires of Oxford, to little known villages, picturesque meadows & the sights & sounds of London. With walks to suit all interests & abilities, together with full visitor information on all public amenities en route & easy-to-follow directions & excellent route maps for each walk, this guide offers visitors to this area the opportunity to experience the delights of England`s most important waterway. This book will appeal to residents of London & other towns & villages along the Thames, as well as visitors, keen walkers & anybody with a historical interest in this majestic waterway. ...