Masculinity and Danger on the Eighteenth-Century Grand Tour
Journal: University of London Press eBooks
Year: 2020

&lt;p&gt;The Grand Tour was a journey to continental Europe undertaken by British nobility and wealthy landed gentry during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. As a rite of passage, the Tour also played an important role in the formation of contemporary notions of elite masculinity.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Examining letters, diaries and other records left by Grand Tourists, tutors and their families, this book demonstrates how the Tour was used to educate elite young men in a wide variety of ski