Aus den Tagebüchern von Heinrich Brockhaus

Name of traveller

Heinrich Brockhaus (1804-1874)

Reason for travel

• travelling as cultural tourist, self-improvement
• en route to and from Ireland

Date of travel

August and September 1836

Ich habe Tintern-Abbey die schönste Ruine der Welt genannt gefunden, und obwohl solche allgemeine Behauptungen am Ende nicht viel sagen, so gestehe ich doch gern, daß ich nie eine Ruine gesehen, die in dem Maße die Reize der Ruine mit der allervortrefflichsten Architektur vereinigte. (Brockhaus 328)

Content

• diaries were edited and shaped into a biographical account by Rudolf Brockhaus (1856-1932)
• architecture:
  • praises Menai Suspension Bridge as a miracle
  • praises architecture of Tintern Abbey as most impressive
• people: reads account by Pückler-Muskau (1785-1871)
• terrain:
  • impressed by north Wales mountains
  • praises valleys in south Wales with their variety of geographical features
  • beauty of rural south Wales heightened by good weather
  • does not differentiate between Wales and England
  • praises the view from Wyndcliff as extraordinary
• transport: travels via horse-drawn carriage and boat

Nationality of traveller

German

Language of publication

German

Gender of traveller

Male

Type of publication

biography; edited diary

Citation

Brockhaus, Rudolf. Aus den Tagebüchern von Heinrich Brockhaus. Vol. 1 Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus, 1884. 314-5, 327-8. Print.