Discovery of Britain (Routledge Revivals)

<p>First published in 1964 this book examines the Tour of Britain. It focuses neither on foreign tourists coming to Britain nor on British tourists travelling abroad but on British people exploring their native land in the three centuries from 1540 to 1840. During this period it became a popular pastime amongst gentlemen of leisure to travel for weeks even months in discovery of their own country and this book describes both the pleasure taken by tourists of Britain and the hardships they endured. Tracking these journeys over three centuries the book presents a changing English landscape a changing economy and a change in people’s tastes as the interests and concerns of the tourists evolve over the timeframe covered.</p>