Author: George DanielPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Merrie England in the Olden Time
Author: George DanielPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
A Happy Holiday
Author: Cecilia MorganPublisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1442692413
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 489
Book Description
One of the most revealing things about national character is the way that citizens react to and report on their travels abroad. Oftentimes a tourist's experience with a foreign place says as much about their country of origin as it does about their destination. A Happy Holiday examines the travels of English-speaking Canadian men and women to Britain and Europe during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It describes the experiences of tourists, detailing where they went and their reactions to tourist sites, and draws attention to the centrality of culture and the sensory dimensions of overseas tourism. Among the specific topics explored are travellers' class relationships with people in the tourism industry, impressions of historic landscapes in Britain and Europe, descriptions of imperial spectacles and cultural sights, the use of public spaces, and encounters with fellow tourists and how such encounters either solidified or unsettled national subjectivities. Cecilia Morgan draws our attention to the important ambiguities between empire and nation, and how this relationship was dealt with by tourists in foreign lands. Based on personal letters, diaries, newspapers, and periodicals from across Canada, A Happy Holiday argues that overseas tourism offered people the chance to explore questions of identity during this period, a time in which issues such as gender, nation, and empire were the subject of much public debate and discussion.
The Scouring of the White Horse, Or, the Long Vacation Ramble of a London Clerk
Author: Thomas HughesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Clerks
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
A Ramble Round the Globe
Author: Sir Thomas Robert Dewar (bart.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
The Scouring of the White Horse; Or, The Long Vacation Ramble of a London Clerk
Author: Thomas HughesPublisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
This work presents an insightful report on the events of a festival held to celebrate the "Scouring of the Horse." It took place on the 17th and 18th of September, 1857. The festival's remarkable success led the Committee of Management to consider that people would enjoy having a small printed memorial. It includes an account of the doings on the Hill on the wonderful occasion and a collection of the various legends and traditions of the countryside. In addition, it presents precise historical reports relating to the significant events that took place in Great Britain, making it a perfect read for history lovers.
Catalogue of the Books in the Circulating Library ...
Author: Toronto Public LibrariesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
The Publishers' Circular and General Record of British and Foreign Literature
Author: The Bookseller
Author: Publisher and Bookseller
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1328
Book Description
Vols. for 1871-76, 1913-14 include an extra number, The Christmas bookseller, separately paged and not included in the consecutive numbering of the regular series.
The Bookseller and the Stationery Trades' Journal
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1640
Book Description
Official organ of the book trade of the United Kingdom.