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Beatrix Potter - the unknown years Find!
13 October 2009 Reading the blog about Harriet Martineau and her connection with the Armitt Collection reminded me of the other treasures there, Beatrix Potter's paintings of fungi. While Beatrix Potter is well known for her children's books it is not generally known that... Read more or Comment
Stumpy, Hero of the Lakes Find!
8 October 2009 I discovered this little book on sale in a local community shop and a few weeks later saw it at Dalemain, a stately home near the shores of Ullswater. It is described as suitable for all ages from 8 to... Read more or Comment
The Fleming Family novels and Graham Sutton Find!
29 September 2009 I have previously written about Graham Sutton's novel, Shepherd's Warning, and Ann has written about the sequel, Smoke across the Fell. We now know that between 1947 and 1955 Graham Sutton wrote 4 novels about the Fleming family spanning the... Read more or Comment (5 comments)
Lakeland in the 1830s Find!
16 September 2009 This book by Wendy M Stuart is a transcription of an original manuscript written by her great-great grandfather, Isaac Simpson. It is a daily journal of a journey taken in a horse-drawn gig in the autumn of 1831 from Preston to... Read more or Comment
The Sand Pilot of Morecambe Bay Find!
24 August 2009 Before the advent of the railway, the main route from Lancaster to the Furness Peninsula was across the sands of Morecambe Bay, an area beset by quicksands and ever-changing channels. There is evidence that a guide was appointed in the... Read more or Comment
The Chronicles of Boggerthwaite Find!
24 August 2009 After enjoying a second historical novel by Graham Sutton, I have turned to something completely different, the Chronicles of Boggerthwaite, pronounced Boggerthit, an everyday story of Lakeland folk, by northern writer David Bean. This hilarious book is based on a his... Read more or Comment
Shepherd's Warning Find!
18 August 2009 What a fascinating project this is, giving us the opportunity to read books about the Lake District of which we were previously unaware. I have enjoyed 'Shepherd's Warning', a novel by Graham Sutton written in 1946 but set on the west... Read more or Comment
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