Coleridge Walks the Fells

In August 1802 the poet, critic, philosopher and letter-writer Samuel Taylor Coleridge set off from Greta Hall in Keswick on a nine-day walk around the Lake District. This book retraces Coleridge's steps in circumstances as close as possible to those of the original walk - at the same time of the year, regardless of the weather. The book tells of three journeys - a recreation of Coleridge's original walk, a record of Hankinson's present-day impressions and an account of the long, complex journey made by the Lake District itself in almost 200 years. This book won the 1992 Portico Prize.
 
In August 1802 the poet, critic, philosopher and letter-writer Samuel Taylor Coleridge set off from Greta Hall in Keswick on a nine-day walk around the Lake District. This book retraces Coleridge's steps in circumstances as close as possible to those of the original walk - at the same time of the year, regardless of the weather. The book tells of three journeys - a recreation of Coleridge's original walk, a record of Hankinson's present-day impressions and an account of the long, complex journey made by the Lake District itself in almost 200 years. This book won the 1992 Portico Prize.