The Cumbrian Mountains

 The Cumbrian Mountains become a popular site due to Samuel Taylor Coleridge's collected works titled, A Walking  Tour of Cumbria. In August of 1802 Coleridge left his home set in Greta Hall, Keswick to leave for the Cumbrina Mountains. A week long journey that required lots of physical essertion and stamina to complete. Along the road, Coleridge took great care to jot down what he saw within his surrounding which included, drawings, maps, thoughts and scribbles.

The Lake District

The Lake District is a part of England that is deeply connected to the Romantic Era. There was a group of poets that lived there and wrote extensively of its many beauties and its scenery. Of the authors that resided there, the most famous were William Wordsworth, Robert Southey and Samuel Taylor Coleridge (thelakedistrict.org, Samuel Taylor Coleridge).

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