The classic biography of Alfred Wainwright. Wainwright's unique handmade and handwritten ILLUSTRATED GUIDES TO THE LAKE DISTRICT have inspired walkers for over forty years. Despite many best-selling editions and three television series, Wainwright remained a very private person. With full access to Alfred Wainwright's personal letters and unpublished material, Hunter Davies reveals a man more passionate, intelligent, and generous than readers of his guides have become accustomed to. His biography sheds new and surprising light on a man who has been enigmatic and misunderstood.