#weatherland

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The Gosforth Cross, Symbol of the Viking Age

In the northwest of England, in the small village of Gosforth (pop. 1,200) in the district of Cumbria, just a few miles from the Irish Sea,

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A #tranquil #account of the 1913 #bicycle #journey taken by #Edwardthomas in pursuit of #spring. He felt a #hack and uses the trip as a movement from #prose #writer to #poet. Ominously placed before #WW1 he #condenses his #love of #england with the #shadow of #conflict @bbcradio4 #skillfully #narrated by @matthewoats book published by @littletoller introduced by @alexandraharris author of #weatherland and #virginiawoolf #walks for @bbcradio4