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A Tour Round North Wales, Performed During The Summer Of 1798; Containing Not Only The Description And Local History Of The Ocuntry But Also, A Sketch

A Tour Round North Wales, Performed During The Summer Of 1798; Containing Not Only The Description And Local History Of The Ocuntry But Also, A Sketch

Bingley, William

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Genealogy & HeraldryTravel WritingBritish History

ISBN10: 9354444318
ISBN13: 9789354444319
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Feb 24 2021
Pages: 514
Weight: 1.64
Height: 1.15 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Walk beside an 18th century traveller as he records the wild grandeur, living traditions and hidden botany of North Wales. North Wales, before the crowds. Volume II of William Bingleys A Tour Round North Wales, Performed During the Summer of 1798 unfolds as both a vivid journal and a historic North Wales guide. Combining attentive 18th century travel writing with notes on local history, it lingers over Welsh customs and manners, the lore of Welsh bards and poetry, reflections on the language, and the habitats of more than four hundred of the rarer native plants. Part travelogue, part early Welsh native plants guide, it speaks to lovers of Snowdonia travel and history as much as to readers who savour classic travel narrative collection. For students of 18th century North Wales, cultural tourists, botanists, and readers of Thomas Pennant seeking further picturesque tours of Wales, this is a rich primary source and an engaging Welsh history reference book. Bingleys careful observations capture a landscape and society on the cusp of the modern age, making the work an enduring resource for travel historians and a rewarding armchair journey for general readers. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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