The British Abroad: The Grand Tour in the Eighteenth Century

The British Abroad: The Grand Tour in the Eighteenth Century
ISBN-10
0750914149
ISBN-13
9780750914147
Category
History / Europe / Great Britain / General
Pages
355
Language
English
Published
1997
Publisher
Sutton
Author
Jeremy Black

Description

First published in 1992 and now available in paperback, an analysis of the purposes, activities and achievements of Britons who made the Grand Tour of Europe during the eighteenth century, based mainly on unpublished manuscript diaries and letters.

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