Synopsis
Authorised biography of A. Wainwright who penned the unique Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells and other bestselling books. He was known to be shy and elusive but this absorbing and perceptive book reveals a far more complex man - passionate, witty and generous - than anyone previously suspected.
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Hunter Davies is the author of over thirty books, including biographies of Wordsworth, Beatrix Potter and The Beatles, and several books about Lakeland. He is married to the novelist and biographer Margaret Forster, and they live half the year in London, half in the Lake District.
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Penguin, London, 1998
ISBN 10: 0140270108
ISBN 13: 9780140270105
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Large Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. First British Paperback. 356 pages including the index and sections of black and white photographs; some mild reading creases to the spine and slight shelfwear, otherwise clean and bright. Alfred Wainwright's unique hand-drawn and hand-written Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells have been an inspiration to walkers for over forty years. Yet, despite many bestselling books and three television series, Wainwright remained an intensely private person. His unhappy first marriage drew him into a fantasy life in which the beautiful woman of his dreams awaited him. It was nearly thirty years before he found Betty, who eventually became his second wife. With full access to Alred Wainwright's private papers and unpublished material, Hunter davies reveals a man more passionate, witty and generous than readers of his guides have come to expect. His biography throws a completely new and surprising light on a man who until now has been an enigmatic and misundestood person. Size: 7 3/4" x 5". Book. Seller Inventory # 008391
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