Book description
Wainwright: The Man Who Loved the Lakes is a celebration of the
British landscape, and it tells the remarkable story of Alfred
Wainwright who in 1952 decided to hand draw a series of guides to the
fells of Lakeland. For the next 13 years he spent every weekend
walking, and every weekday evening drawing and writing - completing
one page per night. The result was Wainwright's Pictorial Guides to
the Lakeland Fells. Although initially self published they have
now sold over a million copies and are still popular and much loved
today.
He went on to present a series of TV shows on the BBC about walking
in the Lake District that made him even better known. He was an
unlikely celebrity, he preferred his own company and thought walking
in the countryside should be a solitary rather than group pursuit.
Wainwright: The Man Who Loved the Lakes introduces him to a
new generation of lovers of the countryside, features some of
Wainwright's favourite walks and is lavishly illustrated, including
stunning aerial shots of the Lake District.
Martin Wainwright (no relation) is the Guardian's highly respected
Northern correspondent. He has edited two books about the British
countryside,
A Life of Mountains
and
A Gleaming Landscape.
