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A Tour Through the Whole Island of Great Britain Daniel Defoe

A Tour Through the Whole Island of Great Britain By Daniel Defoe

A Tour Through the Whole Island of Great Britain by Daniel Defoe


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Summary

An abridged and illustrated edition of Defoe's "Tour Through the Whole Island of Great Britain", first published in 1724-26, which was an account of 13 "journies" made by the author. This text is complemented by contemporary illustrations of places and activities he saw, notes and captions.

A Tour Through the Whole Island of Great Britain Summary

A Tour Through the Whole Island of Great Britain by Daniel Defoe

Defoe's "Tour Through the Whole island of Great Britain", first published in three volumes in 1724-26, is an account of 13 "circuits or journies" made by the renowned author of such books as "Robinson Crusoe" and "Moll Flanders". This abridged edition is also the first illustrated version. Defoe's famous text is now complemented by contemporary paintings, sketches, and engravings of places he visited, industrial processes, activities and events he described, and people he knew. Many of these illustrations are little known, and some have never before been reproduced. Defoe's "Tour" has been the most often-quoted source for early 18th century British social and economic history. It is also a very personal book, conveying a sense of "the romance of trade" as felt by an enthusiast at a time of rapid commercial expansion. Different from earlier (largely antiquarian) descriptions of Great Britain, it is based on more first hand knowledge, is better organized, and is written in a vigorous and subtly amusing style. An introduction to this edition outlines Defoe's life, locates the "Tour" among his other works, and reveals the extent of his involvement in the life of early 18th century Britain. Notes to the text and captions to the illustrations explain contemporary technical and industrial processes and historical allusions, identify people, and provide information on buildings and places.

Table of Contents

Itineraries I to XIII (including appendix to itinerary III).

Additional information

GOR002114320
9780300049800
0300049803
A Tour Through the Whole Island of Great Britain by Daniel Defoe
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Yale University Press
1991-06-04
434
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