This section of Defoe’s tour of Britain follows the road from London through Hampshire, Wiltshire, Dorset, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall, noting market towns, harbours, ruined abbeys like Abbotsbury and the mackerel boats of Bridport. Henry Morley adds two letters from a contemporary Journey through England by a Gentleman, on Bath and the road to Holyhead.
A lively snapshot of Georgian England from the author of Robinson Crusoe. Download the free EPUB.