The Illustrated Lake Poets

THE ILLUSTRATED LAKE POETS provides a fascinating insight into the lives of the men who established the enduring tradition of aesthetic creativity in the Lake District. The dramatic and beautiful scenery of the area has inspired several generations of poets and artists to interpret its breathtaking impact.

For I have learned

To look on nature, not as in the hour 

Of thoughtless youth, but hearing oftentimes.

The still, sad music of humanity,

 Nor harsh nor grating, though of ample power

To chasten and subdue. And I have felt A presence that disturbs me with the joy

Of elevated thoughts: a sense sublime

Of something far more deeply interfused,

Whose dwelling is the light of setting suns,

 And the round ocean and the living air,

 And the blue sky, and in the mind of man... -William Wordsworth