The Portable Paradise: Baedeker, Murray and the Victorian Guidebook

The Portable Paradise: Baedeker, Murray and the Victorian Guidebook

by JonathanKeates (Author)

Synopsis

Generations of English tourists have been dependent on travel guides, whether for information on art history, or for practical advice. Keates's lively cultural history of the guide-book, based on his own unparalleled collection, shows that the Englishman has always revealed most about himself when he is abroad.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 160
Publisher: Notting Hill Editions
Published: 28 Apr 2011

ISBN 10: 190790302X
ISBN 13: 9781907903021