The Lake District

The Lake District
Author: Jules Brown
Publisher: Rough Guides
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2002
Genre: Lake District (England)
ISBN: 9781858288949

The second edition gives comprehensive coverage to every attraction within the National Park and accounts of outlying towns such as Kendal and Penrith. There are informed features on the writers, artists and local characters who have shaped the history of the Lakes, together with full guidance on lakeland walks and advice on staying safe in the hills.The colour section features the author's choice of the Lake District's finest scenic, cultural and outdoors attractions.

The Tale of Hawthorn House

The Tale of Hawthorn House
Author: Susan Wittig Albert
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2008-09-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0425223280

Miss Beatrix Potter finds the abandoned Baby Flora?and a scarab ring?on her doorstep. An investigation reveals that the ring was pawned and reclaimed by a resident of the vacant and supposedly haunted Hawthorn House. Now Beatrix and her animal friends are left pondering these utterly puzzling happenings.

The Mystery of Martha

The Mystery of Martha
Author: Eliza Harrison
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2019-07-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1838590625

Two women, two millennia apart, with seemingly unconnected lives – one from the English Lake District and the other from Bethany in Palestine. Neither is sure of their role or purpose, which leaves in them feelings of emptiness and uncertainty. Martha of Bethany has Yeshua as friend and guide. From a place of tenderness and intimacy, she witnesses the last three years of his life and sees him embody the mystery and power of love. This leads her on a journey to the Sacred Isles where she finds her own pathway to awakening. Martha from Borrowdale’s story begins in 2000 AD as she faces challenges that expose her deepest fears and insecurities. With her partner Ben, she discovers the mystical Aramaic teachings of Yeshua that offer her a pathway to Self-realisation and freedom. These two redemptive stories weave alongside each other until finally they converge. It is a tale of revelation and mystery that uplifts and transforms.

Birds

Birds
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 938
Release: 2004
Genre: Birds
ISBN:

Beatrix Potter's Lake District

Beatrix Potter's Lake District
Author: Gilly Cameron Cooper
Publisher: Frederick Warne Publishers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Artists
ISBN: 9780723258537

This beautiful 'coffee table' book features stunning photographs from the National Trust's extensive photo library, and covers the area of the Lake District associated with Beatrix Potter. Alongside the photographs are related Beatrix Potter watercolour landscape paintings and illustrations from her famous Tales, revealing the way the Lake District countryside inspired her. With minimal text and map references to the areas pictured, this makes an informative visual guide to this popular area of the English countryside. Also includes a double-page spread of photographs from the film Miss Potter starring Renee Zellweger, released in January 2007.

Self-Catering Holiday Homes in England

Self-Catering Holiday Homes in England
Author: English Tourist Board
Publisher: English Tourist Board
Total Pages: 350
Release: 1997-12
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780861432035

The English Tourist Board's official and bestselling guide to almost 1,500 self-catering holiday homes and agencies throughout England includes cross-referenced listings to full-color location maps. Illustrations.

Beatrix Potter

Beatrix Potter
Author: Linda Lear
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Total Pages: 642
Release: 2008-03-04
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1429972157

In this remarkable biography, Linda Lear offers a new look at the extraordinary woman who gave us some of the most beloved children's books of all time. Potter found freedom from her conventional Victorian upbringing in the countryside. Nature inspired her imagination as an artist and scientific illustrator, but The Tale of Peter Rabbit brought her fame, financial success, and the promise of happiness when she fell in love with her editor Norman Warne. After his tragic and untimely death, Potter embraced a new life as the owner of Hill Top Farm in the English Lake District and a second chance at happiness. As a visionary landowner, successful farmer and sheep-breeder, she was able to preserve the landscape that had inspired her art. Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature reveals a lively, independent and passionate woman, whose art was timeless, and whose generosity left an indelible imprint on the countryside.

Beatrix Potter's Gardening Life

Beatrix Potter's Gardening Life
Author: Marta McDowell
Publisher: Timber Press
Total Pages: 341
Release: 2013-10-08
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1604695420

A New York Times Bestseller There aren’t many books more beloved than The Tale of Peter Rabbit and even fewer authors as iconic as Beatrix Potter. Her characters—Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle Duck, and all the rest—exist in a charmed world filled with flowers and gardens. In Beatrix Potter’s Gardening Life, bestselling author Marta McDowell explores the origins of Beatrix Potter’s love of gardening and plants and shows how this passion came to be reflected in her work. The book begins with a gardener’s biography, highlighting the key moments and places throughout her life that helped define her. Next, follow Beatrix Potter through a year in her garden, with a season-by-season overview of what is blooming that truly brings her gardens alive. The book culminates in a traveler’s guide, with information on how and where to visit Potter’s gardens today.