2 JULY 1937, Page 38

COMPANION INTO LAKELAND By Maxwell Fraser

There are plenty of books about the Lake country but Mr. Fraser's interesting volume (Methuen, 7s. 6d.) will hold its own with the best of them. He knows the whole district well, from Cockermouth to Morecambe Bay, and he knows its history and its literary associations as well as its fells and field- paths. Moreover, he has planned the book intelligently, with an eye to the tourist's convenience. The opening chapter, for instance, deals with Kendal, the next with the antiquities north and south of Kendal, the third with Winder- mere, and so on. And each chapter abounds with facts such as the visitor may be glad to have about walks and view-points as well as about Wordsworth or De Quincey or Mr. Walpole. Mr. Fraser is indeed a pleasant and trust- worthy companion in this most delectable country. His map is a poor thing, but the photographs are well chosen.