Lancashire

Author(s): Francis Archibald Bruton

Genre(s): *non-fiction, History, Travel & Geography

Narrators: Phil Benson

Number of Chapters: 16

Length: 5 hours and 58 minutes

Language: English

The county of Lancashire in the north-west of England is best known as the engine room of the nineteenth-century Industrial Revolution. Steering clear of the industrial districts, F. A. Bruton takes the reader on an engaging tour of the county's beauty spots and lesser known landscapes. Taking the view that the charm of a district is nothing without its historical associations, Bruton packs his account with historical detail and literary references to, among others, Leland, Wordsworth, Ruskin, Arnold, and Mrs. Carlyle. (Introduction by Phil Benson)