Nineteenth-century British travelers in the new world
By: edited by Christine DeVine
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9781409427261; 9781409427278
Subjects: Description and travel; Travelers' writings, British; Travel writing; History and criticism; National characteristics, British, in literature; History
Description: While most studies focus on earlier periods or a few individual writers, this book demonstrates the 19th century's importance for transatlantic travel writing. The text offers not only an understanding of America through British eyes, but also a mirror for how 19th-century Britain viewed itself.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.