Author: Daniel Defoe
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141962356
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 473
Book Description
Britain in the early eighteenth century: an introduction that is both informative and imaginative, reliable and entertaining. To the tradition of travel writing Daniel Defoe brings a lifetime's experience as a businessman, soldier, economic journalist and spy, and his Tour (1724-6) is an invaluable source of social and economic history. But this book is far more than a beautifully written guide to Britain just before the industrial revolution, for Defoe possessed a wild, inventive streak that endows his work with astonishing energy and tension, and the Tour is his deeply imaginative response to a brave new economic world. By employing his skills as a chronicler, a polemicist and a creative writer keenly sensitive to the depredations of time, Defoe more than achieves his aim of rendering 'the present state' of Britain.
A Tour Through the Whole Island of Great Britain
Author: Daniel Defoe
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141962356
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 473
Book Description
Britain in the early eighteenth century: an introduction that is both informative and imaginative, reliable and entertaining. To the tradition of travel writing Daniel Defoe brings a lifetime's experience as a businessman, soldier, economic journalist and spy, and his Tour (1724-6) is an invaluable source of social and economic history. But this book is far more than a beautifully written guide to Britain just before the industrial revolution, for Defoe possessed a wild, inventive streak that endows his work with astonishing energy and tension, and the Tour is his deeply imaginative response to a brave new economic world. By employing his skills as a chronicler, a polemicist and a creative writer keenly sensitive to the depredations of time, Defoe more than achieves his aim of rendering 'the present state' of Britain.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141962356
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 473
Book Description
Britain in the early eighteenth century: an introduction that is both informative and imaginative, reliable and entertaining. To the tradition of travel writing Daniel Defoe brings a lifetime's experience as a businessman, soldier, economic journalist and spy, and his Tour (1724-6) is an invaluable source of social and economic history. But this book is far more than a beautifully written guide to Britain just before the industrial revolution, for Defoe possessed a wild, inventive streak that endows his work with astonishing energy and tension, and the Tour is his deeply imaginative response to a brave new economic world. By employing his skills as a chronicler, a polemicist and a creative writer keenly sensitive to the depredations of time, Defoe more than achieves his aim of rendering 'the present state' of Britain.
Tour through the Eastern Counties of England, 1722
Author: Daniel Defoe
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3387007035
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 157
Book Description
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3387007035
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 157
Book Description
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
A Tour Through the Whole Island of Great Britain
Author: Daniel Defoe
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
The 100 Best Nonfiction Books of All Time
Author: Robert McCrum
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781903385838
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Beginning in 1611 with the King James Bible and ending in 2014 with Elizabeth Kolbert's 'The Sixth Extinction', this extraordinary voyage through the written treasures of our culture examines universally-acclaimed classics such as Pepys' 'Diaries', Charles Darwin's 'The Origin of Species', Stephen Hawking's 'A Brief History of Time' and a whole host of additional works --
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781903385838
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Beginning in 1611 with the King James Bible and ending in 2014 with Elizabeth Kolbert's 'The Sixth Extinction', this extraordinary voyage through the written treasures of our culture examines universally-acclaimed classics such as Pepys' 'Diaries', Charles Darwin's 'The Origin of Species', Stephen Hawking's 'A Brief History of Time' and a whole host of additional works --
The Political History of the Devil
Author: Daniel Defoe
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 048680237X
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Satire by the author of Robinson Crusoe examines the rise of the historical force known as "the devil," from Satan's origins to devilish influences on 18th-century monarchs and ordinary folk.
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 048680237X
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Satire by the author of Robinson Crusoe examines the rise of the historical force known as "the devil," from Satan's origins to devilish influences on 18th-century monarchs and ordinary folk.
Robinson Crusoe
Author: Daniel Defoe
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781742023564
Category : Crusoe, Robinson (Fictitious character)
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781742023564
Category : Crusoe, Robinson (Fictitious character)
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description
A Tour Through the Whole Island of Great Britain
Author: Clement Cruttwell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
A Tour Through the Whole Island of Great Britain
Author: Daniel Defoe
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Notes from a Small Island
Author: Bill Bryson
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062417436
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Before New York Times bestselling author Bill Bryson wrote The Road to Little Dribbling, he took this delightfully irreverent jaunt around the unparalleled floating nation of Great Britain, which has produced zebra crossings, Shakespeare, Twiggie Winkie’s Farm, and places with names like Farleigh Wallop and Titsey.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062417436
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Before New York Times bestselling author Bill Bryson wrote The Road to Little Dribbling, he took this delightfully irreverent jaunt around the unparalleled floating nation of Great Britain, which has produced zebra crossings, Shakespeare, Twiggie Winkie’s Farm, and places with names like Farleigh Wallop and Titsey.
The True-Born Englishman. A Satyr
Author: Daniel Defoe
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description