Land of the Lakes Bragg

Land of the Lakes Bragg

by Melvyn Bragg (Author)

Synopsis

Melvyn Bragg describes the geology of the Lake District from when it was desert and swamp, and tells of the people who have lived there for 4000 years. The legends, myths and folklore of the farmers and fishermen are included, and the types of people that populated the area, from the Norsemen and Romans to the Normans. Bragg also follows in the footsteps of writers and poets, such as Wordsworth, Coleridge, Sir Walter Scott and Beatrix Potter. The author's previous books include The Maid of Buttermere and an authorized biography of Richard Burton - Rich . He is presently head of arts at LWT and editor of the South Bank Show.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
Edition: Subsequent
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Published: 15 Mar 1990

ISBN 10: 0340523727
ISBN 13: 9780340523728

Author Bio
Melvyn Bragg is a writer and broadcaster. His novels include The Hired Man, for which he won the Time/Life Silver Pen Award, Without a City Wall, winner of the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, The Soldier's Return, winner of the WHSmith Literary Award, A Son of War and Crossing the Lines, both of which were longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, and most recently Grace and Mary. He has also written several works of non-fiction, the latest being The Book of Books about the King James Bible. He lives in London and Cumbria.