William Wordsworth and the Invention of Tourism, 1820-1900

by Saeko Yoshikawa

In her study of the opening of the English Lake District to mass tourism, Saeko Yoshikawa examines William Wordsworth's role in the rise and development of the region as a popular destination. For the middle classes on holiday, guidebooks not only offered practical information, but they also provided a fresh motive and a new model of appreciation by associating writers with places. The nineteenth century saw the invention of Robert Burns's and Walter...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 103292389X
• ISBN13: 9781032923895
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 280 Pages