France and the Grand Tour
By: Jeremy Black.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; Springer
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
Subjects: British -- France -- History -- 18th century.; Travelers -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.; France -- Social life and customs.; France -- Description and travel.
Description: "In this innovative study of the Grand Tour, Jeremy Black relies on archival sources to provide an exploration of the real tourist experience rather than, as with the majority of studies of the Grand Tour, an account that is essentially based on travel literature. While sensitive to wider cultural dimensions, the author demonstrates his interest in the experience of tourists, particularly the circumstances they encountered, and the impact of the Grand Tour on British society. Black conjures up a vivid account of the pleasures and predicaments experienced by tourists. He also asks about the impact of tourism on Britain and locates foreign travel in the tension between cosmopolitanism and xenophobia in British culture and society.

The book closes with the impact of the French Revolution on tourism."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-226) and index.