{"product_id":"a-spinster-s-tour-in-france-the-states-of-genoa-etc-during-the-year-1827-paperback-9781108019156","title":"A Spinster’s Tour in France, the States of Genoa, etc., during the Year 1827 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108019156","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Spinster’s Tour in France, the States of Genoa, etc., during the Year 1827\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAdvice on European travel for unaccompanied British ladies in the early nineteenth century.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eElizabeth Strutt (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108019156, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 21 October 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e440 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.5 cm, 0.56 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe romantic novelist Elizabeth Strutt (1783–c.1863) was ideally suited to the task she set herself when, in 1827, she wrote A Spinster's Tour in France (1828). Although she herself was married, her experiences convinced her of the urgent need for a guidebook designed for the unaccompanied 'lady traveller'. Taking readers through every stage of a long and eventful journey from Southampton to Recco (near Genoa), Strutt combines poetic descriptions of picturesque landscapes with practical advice on lodgings, transport and social interaction. Of particular concern, claims Strutt, is the vulnerability of unchaperoned young women at the hands of 'zealous Roman Catholics' who might seek to convert a 'timid child' to their faith. Strutt's book provides an unusual perspective both on European customs and society, and on the mindset of the British travellers who witnessed them. For more information on this author, see http:\/\/orlando.cambridge.org\/public\/svPeople?person_id=struel\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAdvertisement\u003cbr\u003e 1. Departure from England\u003cbr\u003e 2. Havre\u003cbr\u003e 3. Rouen\u003cbr\u003e 4. Bernay\u003cbr\u003e 5. Le Mans\u003cbr\u003e 6. La Flèche\u003cbr\u003e 7. Angers\u003cbr\u003e 8. Les Ponts de Cé\u003cbr\u003e 9. Paris\u003cbr\u003e 10. Lyons\u003cbr\u003e 11. Turin\u003cbr\u003e 12. Genoa\u003cbr\u003e 13. Voltri\u003cbr\u003e 14. San Quirico\u003cbr\u003e 15. Savona\u003cbr\u003e 16. San Bernardo\u003cbr\u003e 17. Recco\u003cbr\u003e Appendix.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265947095320,"sku":"9781108019156","price":35.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108019156i_fb905ecf-c42e-4b1e-8fdf-8082ccb49e79.jpg?v=1694869527","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-spinster-s-tour-in-france-the-states-of-genoa-etc-during-the-year-1827-paperback-9781108019156","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}