| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 287 pages) |
| Series |
Romantic Reconfigurations: studies in literature and culture 1780-1850 |
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Romantic reconfigurations
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| Contents |
Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- Introduction -- 1. Wordsworth and Railways -- 2. The Railway Controversy in Wordsworth's Lake District -- 3. The Arrival of Motorcars -- 4. Romantic Motorists, Romantic Cyclists -- 5. The First World War and the Lake District -- 6. Post-War Motoring in the Lake District, the 1920s and 1930s -- 7. Wordsworthian Tourism in the Interwar Period -- Epilogue: 'Access for All' -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
This book explores Wordsworth's extraordinary influence on the tourist landscape of the Lake District throughout the age of railways, motorcars and the First World War. It explores how patterns of tourist behaviour and environmental awareness changed in the century of popular tourism, examining how Wordsworth's vision shaped modern ideas of travel, landscape and cultural heritage |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 -- Influence
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Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 |
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Tourism -- England -- History
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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Tourism
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Lake District (England)
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England
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England -- Lake District
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781789627398 |
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1789627397 |
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