A Sentimental Tour, Collected from a Variety of Occurrences, from Newbiggin, Near Penrith, Cumberland, to London, . and from London, to Newbiggin, . by G. Thompson

George Thompson

ISBN 10: 0371425948 / ISBN 13: 9780371425947

Published by HardPress, 2021

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• Title: A Sentimental Tour, Collected from a Variety of Occurrences, from Newbiggin, Near Penrith, Cumberland, to London, . and from London, to Newbiggin, . by G. Thompson
• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371425948
• ISBN 13: 9780371425947
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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A Sentimental Tour, Collected From A Variety Of Occurrences, From Newbiggin, Near Penrith, Cumberland, To London,. And From London, To Newbiggin,. By George Thompson traces a traveler's journey by foot from Cumberland to London and back, interspersing practical observations, moral reflections, and satirical portraits of inns, hosts, tradesmen, and travellers. The narrative blends anecdotes about weather, roads, publishers, patrons, theatres, churches, and social manners with exhortations toward sobriety, industry, temperance, and patriotism. The volume journeys through towns and encounters with landlords, merchants, actors, boatmen, and clergy, weaving personal trials with dialogues and digressions on education, commerce, and public life. Across its pages the author contemplates virtue, family duty, and the responsibilities of the traveler and writer, offering a portrait of late-18th-century English society through a lively, often humorous lens.