{"product_id":"rydal-mount-book-eileen-jones-9781913625191","title":"Rydal Mount","description":"Wordsworth's home has been\nsaved for the nation, and this is the inside story. William Wordsworth, the\ngreatest of the Romantic Poets, lived at Rydal Mount in the English Lake\nDistrict for most of his life. But  he was only a tenant there. It was\nmore than 100 years later that his descendants bought the house and\nit became their family home as well as a popular tourist attraction, a\nplace for visitors from around the world to celebrate Wordsworth's poetry. In\nthis detailed account, written with the support and co-operation of the poet's\nfamily, Eileen Jones looks at the history of Rydal Mount, the lives of the\npoet and his family there in the 19th century, and how later generations of\nWordsworths brought artists, film stars, fine dining, concerts - and even a\npageant of beauty queens - to the house. She describes how the extensive\ngardens have been restored to plans used by Wordsworth himself, and tells\nhow she spent a night there in the poet's bedroom hoping to catch a glimpse of\nhis ghost. And she has the inside story of the deal that saved the house for\nthe nation. This is part biography, part Lake District history, and some\nliterary detective work as well.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":53788904718609,"sku":"NGR9781913625191","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781913625191.jpg?v=1784327058","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-au\/products\/rydal-mount-book-eileen-jones-9781913625191","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}