A Readable Illustrative Account of Peak District Literature
Peak District Literature
I wish to take you on an armchair journey through the novels, poems and other writings of the Peak District in central England. We will explore aspects of the landscape, anecdotes about the writers and quote brief extracts from their works...
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A Fly Through Video For Each Chapter
Chapter One - Rural Bliss
Ellastone to Upper Mayfield
Chapter Two - Great Poor Writers
Upper Mayfield to Okeover via Ashbournee
Chapter Three - A Limestone Desk in Happy Valley
Okeover to Dovedale Car via Ilam
Chapter Four - A Contemplative Man's Recreation
Dovedale to Tissington via Alsop-en-le-Dale
Chapter Five - Horse Tales
Tissington to Brassington via Bradbourne
Chapter Six - Caves and Down Under
Brassington to Cromford via Ible and Matlock Bath
Chapter Seven - A Dark Wood, Dark Deeds and a Lamp
Cromford to Matlock via Lea and Dethick
Chapter Eight - Boys, Trees and Water
Matlock to Darley Bridge via Two Dales
Chapter Nine - Seventeenth Child
Darley Bridge to Birchover via Winster
Chapter Ten - The Barrow Knight
Birchover to Middleton -by - Youlgreave via Stanton Moor
Chapter Eleven - A Gothic Elopement
Middleton to Haddon Hall via Lathkill Dale and Over Haddon
Chapter Twelve - Satanic Mills in Arcadia
Haddon Hall to Hassop via Bakewell and Monsal Dale
Chapter Thirteen - Sylph, Leviathan and Families
Hassop to Chatsworth
Chapter Fourteen - Victorians
Chatsworth to Curbar Edge via Baslow
Chapter Fifteen - The Sage
Curbar Edge to the Grouse via Millthorpe
Chapter Sixteen - The Plague
The Grouse to Leadmill via Stoney Middleton and Eyam
Chapter Seventeen - Currer Bell
Leadmill to Ashopton via Hathersage and Stanage Edge
Chapter Eighteen - Heroes
Ashopton to Hope via Derwent Valley and Win Hill
Chapter Nineteen - Heaven and Hell
Hope to Speedwell via Castleton and Eldon Hole
Chapter Twenty - Mystery under Shivering Mountain
Speedwell to Edale Cross via Mam Tor and Rushup Edge
Chapter Twenty-One - Howling Wilderness
Edale Cross to Hayfield via Kinderscount
