The author's intention was "to try to get glimpses of the social life which passed to and fro between London and the provinces ... I shall show our ancestors of all ages in all kinds of costumes ... busy at the nothings which make travelled life, eating, drinking, flirting, quarrelling, delivering up their purses, grumbling over their bills."
Interesting too are the historical details he gives of each place and descriptions of the Inns along each of the journeys. A very humorous and informative insight into travel in bygone times. A great way to know more about how our ancestors of all periods lived. Includes over 200 illustrations.
High quality scanned images of the whole of the original book. This CD has been bookmarked for easy navigation, and pages can be searched, browsed, enlarged and printed out if required.
