1st Edition
Over the Hills and Far Away Three Centuries of Holidays
By Hartley Kemball Cook
Copyright 1947
268 Pages
by
Routledge
268 Pages
by
Routledge
268 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1947, Over the Hills and Far Away takes the reader back to the holidays of olden times and then in the footsteps of the first holiday-makers on the European Continent in the 17 th century. We watch the slow opening up of holiday facilities in the British Isles, first along roads which were mere tracks, then along improved roads until the opening of the railway era and the... Read more
Foreword 1. Holidays Long Ago 2. Early Holidays Abroad 3. Britain Explored: England and Wales 4. Britain Explored: Scotland, Ireland, Isle of Man 5. Grand Tour 6. Some British Spas 7. Some Foreign Spas: The Tables 8. Discovery of the Seaside 9. Holidays by Rail 10. Back to the Road 11. Lake and Mountain 12. Switzerland: Conquest of the Alps 13. Further Afield 14. Winter Holidays: Health and Sport 15. Commonwealth and Empire 16. Before the Lights Went Out Authorities
Biography
Hartley Kemball Cook
