Gleanings of a Tour in North Wales, from the Great Ormes Head, Through Abergele, St. Asaph, Holywell, and Chester, to the Isle of Man: With Topographical Remarks

Name of traveller

Mark Luke Louis (1786-18??)

Reason for travel

• immigrant from France after Napoleonic wars

Date of travel

undated, late 1810s to early 1820s

After having been tossed about in every country of Europe, I found my way some how to Llandudno. (Louis 5)

Content

• industry: copper mines near Llandudno
• people:
  
  • quotes Thomas Pennant (1726-1798)
  • descriptions of local inhabitants
• recreation: Abergele as only significant sea-side town catering for tourists
• terrain:
  
  • generally rural character of north Wales
  • comparison of north Wales with Alps
• transport: travels on foot and by steam boat
• compare with a second and a third tour of north Wales

Nationality of traveller

French

Language of publication

English

Gender of traveller

Male

Type of publication

travel guide; travelogue

Citation

L[ouis], M[ark] L[uke]. Gleanings of a Tour in North Wales, from the Great Ormes Head, Through Abergele, St. Asaph, Holywell, and Chester, to the Isle of Man: With Topographical Remarks. Liverpool: W. Bethell, 1824. Print.