A Wilder Wales
Two hundred years ago, Wales was an all but forgotten corner of England. It was rarely visited without good reason. Travelling across its remote uplands between scattered settlements was often a challenge as was entering a land close to home where few people outside its towns spo… Celý popis ↓
Porovnanie cien A Wilder Wales
Popis A Wilder Wales
A Wilder Wales
Two hundred years ago, Wales was an all but forgotten corner of England. It was rarely visited without good reason. Travelling across its remote uplands between scattered settlements was often a challenge as was entering a land close to home where few people outside its towns spoke English.
These accounts, ranging from jobbing writers, to a Duke's progress, include antiquarians, historians and seekers of sublime scenery from the Wye Valley to the 'British Alps' of Mid and North Wales. A Wilder Wales introduces readers to the sheer breadth of experiences these travellers had, through extracts from 35 books, journals and periodicals, written between 1609 and 1831. A Wilder Wales highlights the astonishing transformation from a poor rural backwater to the crucible of the industrial revolution and how others saw the land and its people.
These accounts describe the early days of mining, in
Podobné produkty
A Wilder Wales
A Far Wilder Magic
A Wilder Magic Brandt Juliana
Curse of Shadows Wilder A. K.
Wilder, Billy
Crown of Bones Wilder A. K.
A-Z OF CURIOUS WALES
Wilder Life
Wales
Wilder Girls
Farther & Wilder
Does a Bulldozer Have a Butt? Wilder Derick
Wales
Wales
