Charts the growth of the "travel narrative" - from its protean origins in Addison, to the shifting perspective of the post-Romantic hedonist. A century's passing saw personal pleasure rather than the improvement of the mind become the reason for travel, as the era of the Grand Tour passed.
Charts the growth of the "travel narrative" - from its protean origins in Addison, to the shifting perspective of the post-Romantic hedonist. A centur...