FREE SOUTHERN FELLS: PICTORIAL GUIDES TO THE LAKELAND FELLS BOOK 4 (LAKE DISTRICT & CUMBRIA) PDF Alfred Wainwright | 336 pages | 30 Jun 2005 | Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd | 9780711224575 | English | London, United Kingdom Southern Fells - Wikipedia Wainwrightdetailing the fells the local word for hills and mountains of the Lake District in northwest England. Written over a period of 13 years fromthey consist entirely of reproductions of Wainwright's manuscripthand-produced in pen and ink with no typeset material. The series has been in print almost continuously since it was first published between andwith more than 2 million copies sold. The fells described in the seven volumes have become known as the Wainwrights. As of [update] the LDWA register of those who have climbed all the fells listed names. The first five books were originally published by Wainwright's friend, Henry Marshall, Chief Librarian of Kendal and Westmorland, who took charge of publicity and administration. Another friend, Sandy Hewitson of Bateman and Hewitson Ltd Southern Fells: Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells Book 4 (Lake District & Cumbria) to print Southern Fells: Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells Book 4 (Lake District & Cumbria) books using Wainwright's original manuscript, although in fact the printing was done by The Westmorland Gazette in Kendal, who had taken over Bateman and Hewitson Ltd. FromWestmorland Gazette also became the publisher, and their name appears as such on the first impressions of Books Six and Seven. The books, together with details of the first impressions, are:. The second impression of Book One, released at Eastercame with a dustwrapper, and customers who had previously bought a jacket-less first impression could obtain a dustwrapper from the printer. Ina year after Wainwright's death, Michael Joseph took control of all of Wainwright's books, including the Pictorial Guides, a change of which Wainwright himself was in favour. Each of the fells covered by the guides has its own chapter, which normally includes a map of the fell, comprehensive details and 3-dimensional drawings of ascent routes, ridge routes to other fells, routes of descent and a description of the summit. Carefully annotated pen and ink drawings of ascents and views accompany the details of each fell. Each book starts with a description of the geography of the area and ends with Southern Fells: Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells Book 4 (Lake District & Cumbria) personal notes in conclusion. Unlike many authors who dedicate books to particular people known to them, Wainwright commences each book with an unusual dedication. These are:. Wainwright, notoriously shy, also includes one drawing of himself in each book, generally from behind, of him admiring a particular view. In the notes at the end of Book 7, Wainwright lists what he considers to be the 'finest half-dozen' fells in Lakeland. His list consists of:. A 50th anniversary edition and a box set of the original edition have been published. Leather bound versions can be found secondhand. Between andthe series was factually revised by the publishers Frances Lincolnto adjust the content to the present-day Lake District. Chris Jesty undertook the revisions, using an imitation of Wainwright's hand lettering to make the alterations look as unobtrusive as possible. The most notable changes are that the covers of the revised books show photographs of the Lake District by Derry Brabbsrather than the drawings that were on the covers of the originals, and the maps show the main paths in red. Books Four, Five, Six and Seven will follow in, and respectively. The fells included in the series are now generally known as 'the Wainwrights '. These range in height from feet Castle Crag to feet Scafell Pike. Completing all the Wainwrights is a popular peak bagging challenge. The Wainwrights differ from other bagging lists such as the Munros and Marilynshowever, in that Wainwright never set out to compile such a list himself, and inclusion is not based on objective criteria such as elevation or prominence. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Area guide. Cumbria portal. The Guardian. Retrieved 2 June The Scout Association. Long Distance Walkers Association. The Wainwright Society. Yorkshire Post. Westmorland Gazette. Hidden categories: Webarchive template wayback links Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata EngvarB from September Use dmy dates from September Articles containing potentially dated statements from All articles containing potentially dated statements Articles containing potentially dated statements from Namespaces Article Talk. Views Read Edit View history. Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file. Download as PDF Printable version. Deutsch Edit links. Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells by Wainwright - AbeBooks British Wildlife is the leading natural history magazine in the UK, providing essential reading for both enthusiast and professional naturalists and wildlife conservationists. Published eight times a year, British Wildlife bridges the gap between popular writing and scientific literature through a combination of long-form articles, regular columns and reports, book reviews and letters. Professioneller Kundenservice Hilfe und Expertise. The Southern Fells include the highest, roughest, grandest fells in Lakeland including the highest mountain in England, Scafell Pike. Wainwright — a fell-walking legend in his own lifetime — knew the terrain and conveyed its grandeur and beauty like nobody else. In this unique Pictorial Guide, he writes of the glorious curves and simple grandeur of Great Langdale; of Wasdale, 'an emerald amongst sombre hills'; of enchanting Borrowdale; of the sparkling radiance of the Duddon; and of the most delectable valley of all — Eskdale, 'sanctuary of peace and solitude'. This second edition of The Southern Fells has been brilliantly revised by Chris Jesty, a trained cartographer who worked Southern Fells: Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells Book 4 (Lake District & Cumbria) Wainwright on some of the maps in his later large-format guides. All footpaths have been rewalked, all routes checked, all maps and text updated. Paths and routes have been picked out in red to make them easier to follow, and parking information has been added. This new edition of the classic walking guide is Wainwright for the 21st century. Born in Blackburn inAlfred Wainwright left school at the age of A holiday at the age of 23 kindled a life-long love affair with the Lake District. Following a move to Kendal in he began to devote every spare moment he had to researching and compiling the original seven Pictorial Guides. He described these as his 'love letters' to the Lakeland Fells and at the end of the first, The Eastern Fells, he wrote about what the mountains had come to mean to him: "I suppose it might be said, to add impressiveness to the whole thing, that this book has been twenty years in the making, for it is so long, and more, since I first came from a smoky mill-town forgive me, Blackburn! That was the first Southern Fells: Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells Book 4 (Lake District & Cumbria) I had looked upon beauty, or imagined it, even. Afterwards I went often, whenever I could, and always my eyes were lifted to the hills. I was to find then, and it has been so ever since, a spiritual and physical satisfaction in climbing mountains - and a tranquil mind upon reaching their summits, as though I had escaped from the disappointments and unkindnesses of life and emerged above them into a new world, a better world. In due course I came to live within sight of the hills, and I was well content. If I could not be climbing, I was happy to sit idly and dream of them, serenely. Then came a restlessness and the feeling that it was not enough to take their gifts and do nothing in return. I must dedicate something of myself, the best part of me, to them. I started to write about them, and to draw pictures of them. Doing these things, I found they were still giving and I still receiving, for a great pleasure filled me when I was so engaged - I had found a new way of escape to them and from all else less worth while. Thus it comes about that I have written this book. Not for material gain, welcome though that would be you see I have not escaped entirely! No, this book has been written, carefully and with infinite patience, for my own pleasure and because it has seemed to bring the hills to my own fireside. If it has merit, it is because the hills have merit. Wainwright died in at the age of Chris Jesty trained as a cartographer with the Ordnance Survey. He devised Scafell Pike Panorama, a guide to the view from the highest mountain in England, for which Wainwright provided illustrations. When Wainwright's health deteriorated, Chris helped him with the maps for two of his large-format books. Shortly before he died, Wainwright said that if ever the Pictorial Guides were to be revised, Chris Jesty should be given the Southern Fells: Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells Book 4 (Lake District & Cumbria). He lives in Kendal. Deutsch English. Prothero Michael J. Benton Richard Fortey View All. British Wildlife. Weiter zu British Wildlife. Conservation Land Management. Weiter zu Conservation Land Management. Publisher: Frances Lincoln Ltd. Click to have a closer look. About this book Biography Related titles. Images Additional images. About this book The Southern Fells include the highest, roughest, grandest fells in Lakeland including the highest mountain in England, Scafell Pike. Customer Reviews Review this book. Current promotions. Bestsellers in Outdoor Pursuits. London Tree Walks. More Info. Wild Child. The Essential Guide to Rockpooling. The Forager's Calendar. Butterfly Walks in Somerset and Bristol. The Essential Guide to Beachcombing and the Strandline.