{"product_id":"travels-in-spain-and-the-east-1808-1810-paperback-9781108004312","title":"Travels in Spain and the East, 1808–1810 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108004312","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTravels in Spain and the East, 1808–1810\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDarwin's uncle describes his dangerous and eventful Mediterranean tour during the Napoleonic Wars.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eFrancis Sacheverell Darwin (Author), Francis Darwin Swift Darwin (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108004312, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 July 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e142 pages, 1 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.1 cm, 0.38 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 son of Erasmus Darwin and uncle of Charles Darwin, Francis Darwin lived a mostly quiet life as a doctor in Lichfield, taking early retirement to a remote part of Derbyshire. As a young man, however, he took an intrepid and eventful Grand Tour of the Mediterranean and kept a detailed journal. The quick succession of places and events and the constant danger due to war, piracy and plague make this a thrilling read, with murder and adventure on every page. Highlights of the journey include a mountain climb with a bottle of laudanum as the only provision, a daring escape over the rooftops of a Greek village from a group of enraged natives, and dinner with Lord Byron, though Darwin frustratingly reveals little about the poet. The journal was edited for publication by his grandson in 1927, in 'tribute to the remarkable pluck and indomitable energy of the author'.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Corunna, St Jago, Vigo, Oporto\u003cbr\u003e 2. Lisbon and Cintra\u003cbr\u003e 3. Cadiz, Xeres, Seville\u003cbr\u003e 4. Gibraltar and Granada\u003cbr\u003e 5. Tetuan and Malta\u003cbr\u003e 6. Milo, Smyrna, Ephesus\u003cbr\u003e 7. Constantinople\u003cbr\u003e 8. Abydos, Troy, Tenedos, Smyrna\u003cbr\u003e 9. Athens, Argos, Delos\u003cbr\u003e 10. The isles of Greece\u003cbr\u003e 11. Smyrna, Malta, England\u003cbr\u003e Appendices.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20history%20%5BHBTB%5D%22\"\u003eHBTB\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":46265907937560,"sku":"9781108004312","price":21.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108004312i_d77712e0-76b1-412f-ae18-f008bbbf5b59.jpg?v=1694867205","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/travels-in-spain-and-the-east-1808-1810-paperback-9781108004312","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}