Travel and Tourism in Britain, 1700-1914. Volume 4. Seaside resorts
Details:
- Author(s) Brodie, Allan (ed)
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 2014
- Pages 532pp
- Publisher Pickering & Chatto
- Place Published London
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- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Collection of contemporary texts extracted from documents, pamphlets, books, articles, etc, including guide books, literature, etc, touching on development of seaside resorts from the 18th but mostly in the 19th century and the beginning of the era of mass tourism. Focuses on the contrasting experiences of Scarborough, Margate, Brighton and Blackpool. One in a set of four volumes. Intended as an easy access source material resource. Deals with the experience rather than the underlying business units