Synopses & Reviews
Travel for pleasure developed greatly in the 18th century, and here Jeremy Black examines travel on the Continent, the so-called "Grand Tour". He considers not only the standard destinations of France and Italy but also the Low Countries, Germany, Switzerland and the Balkans. The modes of transport are described in detail, along with the range of accommodation, the food and drink, the pleasures and hazards of travel, ranging from sex and sensibility to debt and dysentery, as well as the effects of the French Revolution on the British tourist. Included are extensive quotes from 18th-century tourist correspondence, particularly hitherto uncited manuscript collections, to build up a vivid and frequently amusing picture of travel experience of British aristocrats on the Continent.
Synopsis
Travel for pleasure developed greatly in the eighteenth century, and here the author examines travel on the continent, the so-called Grand Tour.
Synopsis
Travel for pleasure developed greatly in the eighteenth century, and here Jeremy Black examines travel on the Continent, the so-called "Grand Tour." He not only considers the standard destinations of France and Italy but also the Low Countries, Germany, Switzerland and the Balkans. It includes everything from sex and sensibility to debt and dysentery, and is a vivid and frequently amusing picture of travel experiences of British aristocrats on the Continent.