Beyträge zur Kenntniss vorzüglich des Innern von England und seiner Einwohner

Name of traveller

Carl Gottlob Küttner (1755-1805)?

Reason for travel

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

Date of travel

1784

Das Landvolk bettelt, und hin und wieder kamen Knaben und Mädchen weit von den Bergen herab, in elender, zerissener und unreiner Kleidung, und sangen uns, fast alle im nämlichen Tone und mit der nämlichen sonderbaren Versetzung der Worte an: "Give, God bless you, Sir, a poor girl a half penny." (Küttner, Vol. 1 54)

Content

• various journeys
• customs:
  • extensive coverage of Wales which is recognised as a separate entity
  • compares north and south Wales
  • compares Wales with England
  • interest in Welsh character and customs
• people:
  • references William Gilpin (1724-1804) and Johann Jacob Volkmann (1732-1803), of whom he is critical
  • notes a visit to the Ladies of Llangollen, Eleanor Charlotte Butler (1739-1829) and Sarah Ponsonby (1755-1831)
• terrain:
  • emphasises the wildness of Wales
  • comment on the state of the towns and the roads
• transport: focus on the act and perils of travel itself
• compare with letters written to a friend during a number of journeys to Ireland at the same time
• click here to read the full account: volume 1 (53-60, 74-85); volume 4 (3-8, 52-63)

Nationality of traveller

German

Language of publication

German

Gender of traveller

Male

Type of publication

diary; travelogue

Citation

Küttner, Carl Gottlob and Johann G. Dyk. Beyträge zur Kenntniss vorzüglich des Innern von England und seiner Einwohner. Leipzig: Im Verlage der Dykischen Buchhandlung, 1791. Print.