The Traveller's Companion, From Holyhead to London
Title | The Traveller's Companion, From Holyhead to London PDF eBook |
Author | (Anon) |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2023-05-31 |
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ISBN | 9781910893180 |
Told in a series of letters, The Traveller's Companion follows the journey of an older gentleman making his way from Holyhead to London in 1792. He is motivated by reports of the improvements made since he last travelled, not only to the Welsh roads and inns, but also to the houses, the aspect of the country, and the manners of the people. Until a few decades prior, Wales had been the subject of satire by various English authors, who took pleasure in describing the country in nearly troglodytic terms, until such treatment fell out of fashion and the emphasis shifted onto the country's romantic natural beauty and spectacular landscapes. For most of the book the author traces his journey across North Wales, focusing on the history, the stately homes, the gentlemen who owned them, and what they have done for their region. Along the way, there is also mention of the burgeoning mining and cotton industries, and the companies then in operation. The industrial revolution was then still in its beginnings, so this is a portrait of a land only beginning its transformation.
The Traveller's Companion, from Holyhead, to London
Title | The Traveller's Companion, from Holyhead, to London PDF eBook |
Author | William Fordyce Mavor |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 166 |
Release | 1793 |
Genre | Great Britain |
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Crosby's Complete Pocket Gazetteer of England and Wales, or Traveller's companion ... With a preface and introduction, by the Rev. J. Malham. [With maps.]
Title | Crosby's Complete Pocket Gazetteer of England and Wales, or Traveller's companion ... With a preface and introduction, by the Rev. J. Malham. [With maps.] PDF eBook |
Author | Benjamin CROSBY (AND CO.) |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 634 |
Release | 1807 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
The Book of British Topography. A Classified Catalogue of the Topographical Works in the Library of the British Museum Relating to Great Britain and Ireland
Title | The Book of British Topography. A Classified Catalogue of the Topographical Works in the Library of the British Museum Relating to Great Britain and Ireland PDF eBook |
Author | John Parker Anderson |
Publisher | BoD – Books on Demand |
Total Pages | 494 |
Release | 2024-04-26 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 3385430135 |
Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.
Complete Pocket Gazetteer of England and Wales Or Traveller's Companion...
Title | Complete Pocket Gazetteer of England and Wales Or Traveller's Companion... PDF eBook |
Author | Benjamin Crosby |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 634 |
Release | 1807 |
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ISBN |
Catalogue of Printed Literature in the Welsh Department
Title | Catalogue of Printed Literature in the Welsh Department PDF eBook |
Author | Cardiff Free Libraries |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 568 |
Release | 1898 |
Genre | Anonyms and pseudonyms, Welsh |
ISBN |
Crosby's Complete Pocket Gazetteer of England and Wales, Or Traveller's Companion ...
Title | Crosby's Complete Pocket Gazetteer of England and Wales, Or Traveller's Companion ... PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Hartwell Horne |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 564 |
Release | 1815 |
Genre | England |
ISBN |