In celebration of Worldwide Girls’s Day on March 8th, the Wilderness group of corporations – comprised of award-winning manufacturers Wilderness Scotland, Wilderness England, and Wilderness Eire – are honoring ladies in literature who’ve put pen to paper to breathe life into the landscapes that they name dwelling, inspiring adventurers from across the globe to observe of their footsteps.
From Jane Austen and the Brontë Sisters to Nan Shepherd and Maeve Binchy, and so many extra, they used the written phrase to deliver the folks and locations of England, Scotland, and Eire to life within the hearts and minds of readers worldwide.
By Wilderness’ many superb adventures, vacationers can witness these phrases come to life first-hand, be it on any of the numerous common group journeys or as a part of a totally guided women-only departure out there as a part of the group’s ‘Girls in Journey’ line-up by Wilderness Scotland and Wilderness Eire.
Scotland
Scottish Modernist author and poet, Anna “Nan” Shepherd, is finest recognized for her seminal mountain memoir, The Dwelling Mountain, based mostly on her experiences of hill strolling within the Cairngorms (watch Wilderness Scotland’s Girls within the Wild movie collection that includes Elise Wortley, who’s elevating consciousness of historical past’s feminine explorers, together with Nan Shepherd). Along with her writing described in a single evaluate as “making magic earlier than your eyes with the English language,” the ebook is considered by many as “the best ebook ever written on nature and panorama in Britain.”
And certainly, the Cairngorms are very a lot the kind of place to encourage prose. A mountain vary within the Scottish Highlands, they’re additionally a part of a Nationwide Park of the identical title, which stretches 1,748 miles and is dwelling to historic fortresses, ample wildlife, and myriad distilleries, together with superb mountaineering alternatives. It’s also acknowledged as among the best locations on the earth to stargaze, because of its northerly latitude and low ranges of sunshine air pollution.
England
This yr, England is celebrating the 250th birthday of its famed and beloved creator, Jane Austen, with particular occasions deliberate throughout the nation. With roots within the south of England, spending a big a part of her life within the village of Chawton – within the cottage now recognized merely as “Jane Austen’s Home” – that is the place Austen wrote and printed all six of her globally beloved novels.
The cottage is situated on the northern fringe of South Downs Nationwide Park, recognized for its chalk ridges and wooded heaths, it has impressed writers and artists alike over time.
Eire
Beloved Irish novelist, playwright, and quick story author, Maeve Binchy, penned 16 novels, most of which have been characterised by a sympathetic and sometimes humorous portrayal of small-town life in Eire, with one reviewer stating, “you fell in love not simply with the characters, however with the entire story, the ambiance, and most of all Eire.”
The Lilac Bus, as an illustration, relies in a fictional village in West Eire, whereas Circle of Pals, which was additionally made into a movie, was shot in County Kilkenny.
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