Great British Journeys
September 5th 2008 01:45
Great British Journeys
Nicholas Crane BBC Books 2007
Nicholas Crane BBC Books 2007
Gerald of Wales, John Leland, Celia Fiennes, Daniel Defoe, William Gilpin, Thomas Pennant, William Cobbett, and H.V. Morton.
Which of these famous travellers and writers have you heard of?
Great British Journeys is a book you can enjoy even if like you never saw the whole series of programs on TV.
Learn about Gerald of Wales who recorded his journey through Wales in the early middle ages as part of a group of recruiters for the Crusades.
John Leland was a famous Elizabethan cartographer and Celia Fiennes rode side saddle across Eastern England in the 17th century. Daniel Defoe recorded his 18th travels in a book lesser known than some of his other works and William Gilpin contributed to the Roamntic love of the "pictersque" with his illustrated books. Thoams Pennant's writings about the Hihglands and Hebrides were one of the motivations for Johnson and Boswell to journey through Scotland. William Cobbetts Rural Rides supprted the cause of 19th reforms and H.V. Morton promoted motoring tours in the early twenthieth century with his books.
This book is the kind of well done introduction with pictures that makes you want to learn more about these eight travellers! Enjoy!
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