Archive Reference / Library Class No. | LS/828.992 |
Title | Derbyshire: where writers walked. |
Date | 2018 |
Publication Date | 2018 |
Author | James, Catherine |
Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
ISBN | 9781910489543 |
Further Information | Writers who have visited Derbyshire and descriptions of places to which they refer in their letters, diaries and books. |
Term | Authors |
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Johnson; Samuel (1709-1784); Dr; English man of letters, born Lichfield. Married at St Werburgh's, Derby, and frequent visitor to Ashbourne and area. |
Darwin; Erasmus (1731-1802); Dr; physician, natural philosopher, physiologist, slave-trade abolitionist, inventor and poet |
Uttley; Alison (1884-1976); author |
Ruskin; John (1819-1900); Critic, art historian, social reformer and philanthropist. Famously denounced the building of the railway at Monsal Dale, Derbyshire. Founded the Guild of St George in 1871 to champion agriculture and traditonal crafts, including a colony at Totley which failed. |
Wesley; John (1703-1791); Reverend; Co-founder of Methodism, preacher, theologian |
Eliot; George (1819-1880); author |
Austen; Jane (1775-1817); Said to have visited Bakewell and used Chatsworth as inspiration for her novel Pride and Prejudice. |
Scott; Walter (1771-1832); Sir; Author, visited Castleton |
Bronte; Charlotte (1816-1855); Author, used North Lees Hall, Hathersage as inspiration for her novel Jane Eyre. |
Defoe; Daniel (1660-1731); Author, who travelled extensively through Derbyshire. |
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