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Title: The Grand Tour in the Eighteenth Century Condition: New Subtitle: The British Abroad Author: Jeremy Black Format: Paperback ISBN-10: 0750931698 EAN: 9780750931694 ISBN: 9780750931694 Publisher: The History Press Ltd Genre: History Topic: Travel & Transport, Business & Finance Release Date: 01/07/2003 Description: 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 the 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. Jeremy Black includes extensive quotations from eighteenth-century tourist correspondence, including neglected manuscript collections, to build up a vivid and frequently amusing picture of travel experiences of British aristocrats on the continent. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Item Height: 200mm Item Length: 130mm Item Width: 10mm Item Weight: 390g Release Year: 2003
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