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English Poet Laureate William Wordsworth lived in Rydal Mount until his death in 1850 - now his descendants are reluctantly ...
The Lake District landscape that inspired the Romantic poet William Wordsworth to write some of his most famous verse remains ...
It was at Rydal Mount that Wordsworth truly settled, building a ‘writing hut’ and extensively landscaping the grounds to his own design.
“Poetry is the art of compression, of saying in a few well-chosen words, enhanced with rhythm and musicality of language what might take many more words to express — far less memorably — in prose,” ...
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is more than just a means to a destination, it is also a shared space where passengers ...
From following the footsteps of a Romantic poet, to strolling around a castle claimed by nature and meeting some iconic ...
A Lancaster University professor is on track to help railway guru Michael Portillo uncover the delights of Cumbria in the new series of Great British Railways Journeys on BBC TV.
Berryman came to Cambridge in 1936 with a burning desire to make change: ‘I haven’t quite got the hang of the stuff yet / but ...
Guha argues that the industrial revolution led to the devastation of landscapes and forests, the tainting of air and water on ...