BROUGHT up in Wiltshire, James Deboo discovered Wordsworth’s poetry at school. Following a degree in English and then a PhD on Wordsworth at Lancaster University, he moved to the Lake District, set up a business as a proofreader, editor and indexer, and at the same time set about exploring and writing about Cumbria. He and his family later moved back to Wiltshire: at the time of going to press, however, a return to the Fells, and to writing about Cumbria, looked imminent. This is his first book.

BROUGHT up in Wiltshire, James Deboo discovered Wordsworth’s poetry at school. Following a degree in English and then a PhD on Wordsworth at Lancaster University, he moved to the Lake District, set up a business as a proofreader, editor and indexer, and at the same time set about exploring and writing about Cumbria. He and his family later moved back to Wiltshire: at the time of going to press, however, a return to the Fells, and to writing about Cumbria, looked imminent. This is his first book.