Come along on a hike and pub crawl through the most spell-binding landscape in Britain’s northwest: Writers have been gravitating to the Lake District for generations, their imaginations enthralled by its serene and stunning views, their senses on guard for the blustery, foreboding power of its skies. The district’s dynamism fostered one of Literature’s greatest partnerships; but the restless, drink-loving half of that duo eventually started veering through darker doorways of the human mind.