The Grand Tour
$29.57
- Paperback
64 pages
- Release Date
30 May 2022
Summary
The Grand Tour: Aristocrats Abroad
An introduction to the raucous yet educational ‘gap year’ tours of Europe taken by wealthy British aristocrats in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
For many young eighteenth-century aristocrats, the Grand Tour was an essential rite of passage. Spending many months travelling established routes through France and Italy, they would visit the great cultural sites of western Europe – from Paris, through to Venice, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781784424954 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1784424951 |
| Series: | Shire Library |
| Author: | Mike Rendell |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Shire Publications |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 64 |
| Release Date: | 30 May 2022 |
| Weight: | 168g |
| Dimensions: | 208mm x 148mm x 6mm |
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About The Author
Mike Rendell
Mike Rendell has written on a range of eighteenth-century topics, including a dozen books about the gentry, the age of piracy, and sexual scandals. Based in Dorset, UK, he also travels extensively giving talks on various aspects of the Georgian era.
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