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


Leído por Phil Benson

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In the summer of 1773, lawyer and antiquarian William Hutchinson set out from his home in County Durham on a tour of the English Lake District. Accompanied by his brother, George Allan, he travelled by horseback from Bowes to Penrith and Keswick, down through Grasmere and Ambleside to Kendal, and back via Kirkby Stephen to County Durham. When he returned home he wrote what may be the first guidebook to the Lakes. Written in a pre-Romantic era when English writers were just beginning to discover the delights of the scenic view, Hutchinson's account vividly describes a district that would soon be the haunt of literary giants such as Wordsworth, Southey, Matthew Arnold and Harriett Martineau. These recordings were made 'on site' as I followed in Hutchinson's footsteps during the cold and wet early spring of 2018. - Summary by Phil Benson (2 hr 26 min)

Capítulos

From Bowes to Appleby 28:50 Leído por Phil Benson
From Brougham Castle to Ullswater 31:51 Leído por Phil Benson
In and around Penrith 22:15 Leído por Phil Benson
Derwentwater 26:14 Leído por Phil Benson
Around Keswick 16:53 Leído por Phil Benson
Grasmere and home via Kendal 20:13 Leído por Phil Benson