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Guide to the Lakes (Paperback)
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Guide to the Lakes (Paperback)
Series: Oxford World's Classics
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William Wordsworth's Guide to the Lakes gives a first-hand account
of his feelings about the unique countryside that was the source of
his inspiration. He addresses concerns that are relevant today,
such as how the growing number of visitors, and the money they
might bring, would affect such a small and vulnerable landscape. It
is now understood that Wordsworth's notion of the Lake District as
'a sort of national property, in which every man has a right and
interest who has an eye to perceive and a heart to enjoy',
expressed in his Guide, gave a rationale for the foundation of the
National Trust in 1895 and the establishment of the Lake District
National Park in 1951. Furthermore, the 2017 nomination document
for the Lake District as a World Heritage site quotes this phrase
in recognition of Wordsworth's contribution to the idea that
'landscape has a value, and that everyone has a right to appreciate
and enjoy it'. We can now see how Wordsworth's Guide has had a
far-reaching influence on the modern concept of legally-protected
landscape. First published in 1810 and repeatedly revised by its
author over the ensuing twenty-five years, William Wordsworth's
Guide to the Lakes has long been considered a crucial text for
scholars of Romantic-era aesthetics, ecology, travel writing, and
tourism.
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