Ruminating on William Cobbett’s tour and his 1821 Norfolk and Suffolk Journal, here is a portrait of him.
Found a good, informative site when thining about tours of Britain, much to read and digest about hisorical, lierary tours through Norfolk, Suffolk and indeed Liverpool. I’ve only skimmed the surface and will return to this in a later post.
http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk
Here are a few names to start the touring research process – John Leland, George Head, Daniel Defoe and one woman,Celia Fiennes (1662-1741). “Between 1697 and 1698 she visited every English county, plus brief forays into Wales and Scotland.
She believed spending time in Britain “cured the itch of overvaluing foreign parts”. Touring the country was her lifelong obsession, and she did so on horseback – side-saddle, accompanied by two servants.”
Dominique Rey
