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John Ruskin

James S. Dearden
£5.99

John Ruskin was one of the most prolific of nineteenth-century authors. His interests in art and architecture broadened to embrace social and political economy, and his ideas have had a profound effect on life today. This biography is short but comprehensive, and is illustrated generously throughout.

Published by : Shire
Published date : 2004
Format : Paperback.

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John Ruskin and the Lakeland Arts Revival, 1880-1920

Sara E. Haslam
£14.99

Between about 1880 and the end of the First World War there was a widespread revival in traditional handcrafts in the Lake District. Inspired initially by the teachings of John Ruskin, pioneers of the revival established workshops in Keswick, Kendal and elsewhere in which textiles, woodwork and metalwork were made by hand by local craftsmen and women. Their output formed the basis of a series of successful art exhibitions, notably those at Kendal in 1891 and 1899.

Published by : Merton Priory Press Ltd.
Published date : 2004
Format : Paperback

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Kentigern in Cumbria: His presence and his cult

David Shirt
£4.95

Saint Kentigern, (b. 527 - 612) a missionary in Strathclyde and bishop of Glasgow, is thought to have travelled to Wales during a period of exile from Strathclyde and may, during this time have evangelised in Cumbria. Some ten church dedications might suggest his presence in the area and are certainly indicative of a substantial cult. This short study tours the ten churches and briefly considers the case for the presence of the saint in Cumbria.

Published by : de Shird Publications
Published date : 2006
Format : Thin Paperback

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Keswick Characters Volume one

Keswick Historical Society
£7.99

Very few small towns have played host to so many interesting, eccentric, eminent or worthy people as Keswick.


Published by : Bookcase
Published date : November 2006
Format : 150mm x 210mm small paperback

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Letters, Papers and Journals of William Pearson

Anne Pearson (ed)
£25.00

This book has been out of print for almost 150 years. It was a rare book, even when first published, as it is believed only 50 copies were printed. The book is a memoir by Anne Pearson and an important collection of letters and articles by her husband, William Pearson of Borderside, a well known Westmorland man, who was buried at Crosthwaite Church.

Published by : Hayloft Publishing Ltd.
Published date : 2005
Format : Paperback.

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McIlmoyle: The Legend of Brunton Park

Gordon L. Routledge
£16.50

This is a biography of Hugh McIlmoyle, who made his debut with Carlisle United Football Club in 1963 and became an instant hit. His goals, including four hat tricks, fired CUFC to the top of the league and promotion and so began a new era of success for the Cumbrians.

Published by : Arthuret Publishers
Published date : 2004
Format : Large paperback.

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Memories of the Lake District


£5.99

An evocative view of the beautiful scenery of the Lakes, from Windermere to Scafell, Troutbeck to Grasmere and Buttermere to Coniston Water. This is a must for any Lake District enthusiasts bookshelf.

Published by : J. Salmon
Published date : 1998
Format : Large hardback.

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Naylor's Run DVD

Eric Robson
£12.99

Record breaking fell runner Jos Naylor celebrated his 60th birthday by running the 60 highest peaks in the Lake District - all of them over 2,500 feet high. This DVD, which is a specially extended version of an ITV documentary, features a combination of spectacular aerial photography and film crews deployed on the high summits of Lakeland to record the historic run.

Published by : Striding Edge
Published date : 1997
Format : DVD

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Penrith: A Historical Record in Photographs

Judith Clarke; Sydney Chapman
£15.00

This selection of photos from the holdings of Penrith Museum pays tribute to the skill of the areas local photographers.

Published by : Eden District Council
Published date : 2000
Format : Large hardback.

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Romans on the Solway: Essays in Honour of Richard Bellhouse

R.J.A. Wilson and I.D. Caruana (eds)
£30.00

This book examines the Solway frontier in detail, with a new complete schedule of the Roman coastal installations, and presents much other recent research. Published here for the first time are the results of extensive geophysical survey at Maryport which has revolutionised our knowledge of its civilian settlement; the discoveries made at the cemetary of the Roman fort at Beckfoot, one of few military Roman burial grounds to have been investigated in northern Britain; and a topographical survey of the Roman fort at Ravenglass.

Published by : CWAAS
Published date : 2004
Format : Hardback.

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Sarah Losh and Wreay Church

Stephen Matthews
£15.00

Sarah Losh built Wreay Church in 1842. It is one of the most delightful, unusual and inspired of all Victorian churches. 'Sarah Losh and Wreay Church' is the story of this remarkable woman and her visionary work.

Published by : BOOKCASE
Published date : May 2007
Format : 170mm x 245mm paperback

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Secrets and Legends of Old Westmorland

Dawn Robertson; Peter Koronka
£12.95

This book tells many stories which are forgotten; stories which were never written down but survived for over a thousand years passed from one generation to the next by word of mouth. For the first time ever these stories have been collected together.

Published by : Pagan Press/Cumbria County Council Library Service
Published date : 1992
Format : Large paperback.

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Selected Poems of Susanna Blamire

Christopher Hugh Maycock
£10.00

Susanna Blamire was born in 1747 at Cardew Hall, near Dalston, Cumberland. She became a fine poet writing everything from popular dialect songs such as 'The Siller Croun' to long narrative poems.

Published by : Bookcase
Published date : August 2008
Format : 148mm x 210mm paperback

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Sheila Fell

Chris Wadsworth
£12.00

This book celebrates the art of Sheila Fell, a miner's daughter from Aspatria who became one of the most outstanding landscape painters of the 20th century. The paintings are on display in Castlegate House Gallery, Cockermouth in April and May 2005.


Published by : Castlegate House Gallery
Published date : 2005
Format : Large paperback.

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Sufferings of Early Quakers: North England

Joseph Besse and Michael Gandy
£12.00

Joseph Besse's 1753 account of the Sufferings of the People called Quakers is an invaluable primary source for genealogists and historians, but few have access to the complete original. This is a facsimile edition of the original book, with a new introduction and index of people and places by Michael Gandy.

Published by : William Sessions Ltd.
Published date : 2000
Format : Paperback.

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Tales of the Border Reivers


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Selected and retold by staff at Sandhill Press, this is a collection of tales of turbulent times in the Border country during the 16th century.

Published by : Sandhill Press
Published date : 2000
Format : Paperback.

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The Adventure of English

Melvyn Bragg
£8.99

Melvyn Bragg shows us the remarkable story of the English language; from its beginnings as a minor guttural Germanic dialect to its position today as a truly established global language.



Published by : Sceptre
Published date : 2004
Format : Paperback.

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The Carlisle Floods: A Photographic Record

David Ramshaw
£5.00

On Saturday 8th January 2005 the citizens of Carlisle woke up to the worst flooding seen in the city for almost 200 years. The weather had been exceptionally wet and windy for several days, but no one could have foreseen the extent of the flooding that occurred on that Saturday morning. In a very short space of time the city ground to a halt and by lunchtime the whole city had lost electrical power.

Published by : P3 Publications
Published date : 2005
Format : Paperback.

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The Carlisle Floods: One Story

Martin Daley
£7.99

The great Carlisle flood of January 2005 didn't just end when the waters subsided. Martin and Wendy Daley were left, like thousands of others, with a derelict house. They had to watch day by day as their home was taken apart and then reconstructed.

Published by : Bookcase
Published date : 2006
Format : Paperback.

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The First Man To Walk Hadrian's Wall 1802

William Hutton
£4.95

A journey with the author along the length of the Roman wall, describing the people and places along the way.

Published by : Frank Graham
Published date : 1990
Format : Paperback.

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The Friendship - Wordsworth and Coleridge

Adam Sisman
£10.00

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The friendship between William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge produced dazzling results. From it came 'Lyrical Ballads', the volume that kick-started the Romantic Movement in England. Rarely, if ever, have two such gifted young writers co-operated so closely. Coleridge, who acknowledged Wordsworth as the greatest poet since Milton, was himself a poet of unique talents, and moreover was widely recognised to be the greatest genius of his age. The story of this unique pairing is compelling and often poignant. No previous biographer has considered them together, as Adam Sisman does in this fascinating book. The result offers insights into the rich yet neglected topic of friendship, and the tantalising glimpses of the creative process itself.

Published by : Harper Collins
Published date : Sept 2006
Format : 160mm x 240mm

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The High Places - Leaves From a Lakeland Notebook

A. Harry Griffin
£12.99

Better known as Harry Griffin, and for fifty years the Guardian's country diarist, A.H. Griffin also wrote a weekly feature called 'Leaves from a Lakeland Notebook' for the Lancashire Evening Post for almost thirty years until his death in 2004.

Published by : Frances Lincoln
Published date : June 2008
Format : 198mm x 129mm hardback

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The Langdales: Landscape and Prehistory in a Lakeland Valley

Mark Edmonds
£15.99

For over two centuries, the Langdales have attracted the interests of painters, poets and tourists. Prominent in the Romantic imagination, the crags and dales still draw thousands in each year: some to sketch and paint, others to ramble or to climb.

Published by : Tempus Publishing
Published date : 2004
Format : Large paperback.

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The Leaves We Write On

Mark Cropper
£25.00

James Cropper is one of the oldest names in British paper-making and a great survivor from an age when British industry dominated the world. Uniquely situated in the foothills of the Lake District since its foundation in 1845, today the company is one of the world's leading producers of coloured and specialist papers.

Published by : Ellergreen Press
Published date : 2004
Format : Hardback.

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The Leaves We Write On

Mark Cropper
£12.50

James Cropper is one of the oldest names in British paper-making and a great survivor from an age where British industry dominated the world. Uniquely situated in the foothills of the Lake District since its foundation in 1845, today the company is one of the world's leading producers of coloured and specialist papers.

Published by : Ellergreen Press
Published date : 2004
Format : Paperback.

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