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Seeking the Scots: An English Lady's Journey in 1807

Arthur R.B. Robinson

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Description:n 1807 Mrs Thompson, wife of a Hull merchant and banker, made a two month tour in Scotland, and described it in a diary which she wrote in a notebook. Travelling with a son, and usually by post-chaise, she crossed the Border at Coldstream and recorded forty places on her route north to Dunkeld, and west to Inverary, before she returned to England at Gretna.Mrs. Thompson visited historic buildings; institutions new and old; the New Town in Edinburgh and the new Aqueduct Bridge at Glasgow; a cotton and muslim factory, a glassworks and an ironworks; kirks and stately homes. But her chief interest was the people she met; how they compared with people in England; and what made the Scots 'Scottish'. This is an English woman's reaction to Scotland two hundred years ago.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Seeking the Scots: An English Lady's Journey in 1807. To get started finding Seeking the Scots: An English Lady's Journey in 1807, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: n 1807 Mrs Thompson, wife of a Hull merchant and banker, made a two month tour in Scotland, and described it in a diary which she wrote in a notebook. Travelling with a son, and usually by post-chaise, she crossed the Border at Coldstream and recorded forty places on her route north to Dunkeld, and west to Inverary, before she returned to England at Gretna.Mrs. Thompson visited historic buildings; institutions new and old; the New Town in Edinburgh and the new Aqueduct Bridge at Glasgow; a cotton and muslim factory, a glassworks and an ironworks; kirks and stately homes. But her chief interest was the people she met; how they compared with people in England; and what made the Scots 'Scottish'. This is an English woman's reaction to Scotland two hundred years ago.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Seeking the Scots: An English Lady's Journey in 1807. To get started finding Seeking the Scots: An English Lady's Journey in 1807, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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