All Before Me - A Search for Belonging in Wordsworth’s Lake District

An intimate, personal exploration of the emotional and restorative power of the Lake District landscape and its poets.

About the author

Esther Rutter studied English at Oxford University's Magdalen College, where she held an academic scholarship. She has worked at the Wordsworth Trust and at the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, and is currently Writer in Residence at the University of St Andrews. Growing up on a sheep farm in Suffolk - where as child she learned to spin, weave and knit - she retains an affection for all things woolly. She lives in Fife.
You can follow her knitting adventures on Instagram @thisgoldenfleece and Twitter @thisgoldfleece.

Product details

• Authors: Esther Rutter
• Publisher: Granta Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.03.2025
• EAN: 9781783787975
• ISBN: 978-1-78378-797-5
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Art, literature > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures, Biography: literary, HEALTH & FITNESS / General, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, Memoirs, Family & health, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Family and health, Biography: writers, Literary studies: poetry and poets, The Lake District, Cumbria & Lake District, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs