The Footpath Way - An Anthology for Walkers

Charles Dickens, Henry David Thoreau, Walt Whitman, Thomas De Quincey, Robert Louis Stevenson, William Hazlitt, John Burroughs, Sydney Smith, William Wordsworth, Walter Scott, Izaak Walton, Hilaire Belloc, Leslie Stephen, George Borrow, John Brown

Synopsis

Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953) was a prolific writer and historian of the early twentieth century. He wrote the introductory article for “The Footpath Way: An Anthology for Walkers,” published in 1911, which contains a variety of articles from prominent literati on the topic of walkers and the pleasures of traveling by foot so as to better enjoy the scenery and the peoples encountered along the way. Contributors include: George Borrow, John Brown, John Burroughs, Thomas De Quincey, Charles Dickens, William Hazlitt, Sir Walter Scott, Sydney Smith, Leslie Stephen, Robert Louis Stevenson, Henry David Thoreau, Izaak Walton, Walt Whitman, and William Wordsworth.

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