A Tour Through The Whole Island Of Great Britain

Britain in the early eighteenth century: an introduction that is both informative and imaginative, reliable and entertaining. To the tradition of travel writing Daniel Defoe brings a lifetime's experience as a businessman, soldier, economic journalist and spy, and his Tour (1724-6) is an invaluable source of social and economic history. But this book is far more than a beautifully written guide to Britain just before the industrial revolution, for Defoe possessed a wild, inventive streak that endows his work with astonishing energy and tension, and the Tour is his deeply imaginative response to a brave new economic world. By employing his skills as a chronicler, a polemicist and a creative writer keenly sensitive to the depredations of time, Defoe more than achieves his aim of rendering 'the present state' of Britain.

Hardcover reprint of the original 1801 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9. No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Cruttwell, Clement. A Tour Through The Whole Island of Great Britain; Divided Into Journeys. Interspersed With Useful Observations; Particularly Calculated For The Use of Those Who Are Desirous of Travelling Over England & Scotland, Volume 1. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Cruttwell, Clement. A Tour Through The Whole Island of Great Britain; Divided Into Journeys. Interspersed With Useful Observations; Particularly Calculated For The Use of Those Who Are Desirous of Travelling Over England & Scotland, Volume 1. London: Printed For G. & J. Robinson, 1801. Subject: Great Britain, Description and travel

Observations on the principal cities, ports and geographical features, customs, manners, and inhabitants of early eighteenth-century Britain

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