England, Wales, Irland und Schottland: Erinnerungen an Natur und Kunst aus einer Reise in den Jahren 1802 und 1803

Name of traveller

Christian August Gottlieb Göde (1774-1812)

Reason for travel

• travelling as cultural tourist, self-improvement

Date of travel

1802-03

Das Wetter blieb den ganzen Tag meiner Ankunft in Llangollen fortdauernd unfreundlich. Dies nöthigte mich, meine Streifereien auf das Städtchen selbst zu beschränken. Llangollen liegt am Flusse Dee in einem schönen Thale, das von dem Städtchen den Namen führt. Es ist eine kleine, schmutzige Stadt. Die Häuser sind niedrig und schlecht gebaut, die Straßen eng und elend gepflastert. (Göde 316)

Content

• customs: comments on rise of Methodism
• language: interest in and knowledge of Welsh language and culture
• people:
  • mentions the Ladies of Llangollen, Eleanor Charlotte Butler (1739-1829) and Sarah Ponsonby (1755-1831)
  • interaction with local population
• politics:
  
  • critical of the English government of Wales
  • comments on relations between English and Welsh
• terrain: romantic view of Wales, both culturally and in terms of the landscape
• transport:
  • modes of travel: mail coach
  • notes rapid expansion of transport networks
• also available as Danish translation: England, Wales, Irland og Skotland. Erindringer om Natur og Kunst paa en Rejse i Aarene 1802 og 1803. Trans. Poul Matth. Nødskov. 2 vols. Copenhagen, 1805. Print.
• also available as an abridged English translation: The Stranger in England; or, Travels in Great Britain. Containing Remarks on the Politics - Laws - Manners - Customs - and Distinguished Characters of that Country; and Chiefly Its Metropolis: with Other Criticisms on the Stage. The Whole Interspersed with a Variety of Characteristic Anecdotes. Vol 3. London: Mathews and Leigh, 1807. Print.
• click here to read the full account in German

Nationality of traveller

German

Language of publication

German; translations: Danish, English

Gender of traveller

Male

Type of publication

travelogue

Citation

Göde, Christian A. G. England, Wales, Irland und Schottland: Erinnerungen an Natur und Kunst aus einer Reise in den Jahren 1802 und 1803. Vol. 5 Dresden: Arnoldische Buch- und Kunsthandlung, 1804-1805. 230-43, 315-67. Print.