- Gebundene Ausgabe: 609 Seiten
- Verlag: Old House Books (5. Oktober 2004)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 1873590326
- ISBN-13: 978-1873590324
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 17,4 x 10,6 x 5,4 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 696.064 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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This is the ultimate guidebook for the Victorian Tourist. Seventy two tours of Great Britain from Scilly to Shetland described in detail for visitors at the end of the nineteenth century. The latter years of the Victorian era witnessed a massive expansion in the tourist industry. The advent of railways and better roads had, at last, made travel tolerable. For previous generations serious travel had been restricted to the Grand Tour, the gentle and cultured aristocratic exploration of Europe but now, at the end of the nineteenth century, we find that the intrigue of travel has become a fascination for the new middle classes. In 1890, apart from galleries, museums, a few zoos and the occasional glimpse of a stately home there were no 'attractions', so instead the early tourist visited Britain, all of it, delving into the character of the villages, market towns, cathedral cities and a countryside that had changed little for centuries. There is advice on money, travel, hotels etc., coloured maps, street plans and fold out maps of the entire railway network. If you seek out the old in your travels, whether for real or from the comfort of your armchair, this book remains perfectly valid.
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This is the ultimate guidebook for the Victorian Tourist. Seventy two tours of Great Britain from Scilly to Shetland described in detail for visitors at the end of the nineteenth century. The latter years of the Victorian era witnessed a massive expansion in the tourist industry. The advent of railways and better roads had, at last, made travel tolerable. For previous generations serious travel had been restricted to the Grand Tour, the gentle and cultured aristocratic exploration of Europe but now, at the end of the nineteenth century, we find that the intrigue of travel has become a fascination for the new middle classes. In 1890, apart from galleries, museums, a few zoos and the occasional glimpse of a stately home there were no 'attractions', so instead the early tourist visited Britain, all of it, delving into the character of the villages, market towns, cathedral cities and a countryside that had changed little for centuries. There is advice on money, travel, hotels etc., coloured maps, street plans and fold out maps of the entire railway network. If you seek out the old in your travels, whether for real or from the comfort of your armchair, this book remains perfectly valid.
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Like a traveler's OED.
7. März 2012
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I haven't reached the "Large Type Edition" stage of my life yet, so I was expecting an informative and readable trip back in time.
This volume was sold as a "Facsimile edition" which to me would indicate that it would be readable. It is, in fact, more like the OED, in that a very strong magnifying glass would be required to read it at all. I imagine this would be a very interesting book to read, if the type was large enough to do so. I'm returning.
This volume was sold as a "Facsimile edition" which to me would indicate that it would be readable. It is, in fact, more like the OED, in that a very strong magnifying glass would be required to read it at all. I imagine this would be a very interesting book to read, if the type was large enough to do so. I'm returning.
GB History Buff
21. Februar 2010
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It has some interesting info of the time. I was looking for some specifics that I could not find, but it does give a feel for the era.
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