Voyages Pittoresques en Angleterre, en Ecosse et en Irlande par une société de gens de lettres
Name of traveller
Anonymous
Reason for travel
- travelling as cultural tourist, self-improvement
Date of travel
undated, before 1838
Les voyageurs qui arrivent le matin sont distraits jusqu’au soir par les conversations de jeunes femmes aimables et par des accords de harpes: car il se trouve à cet effet des femmes et des harpes dans toutes les maisons. (Anonymous 142)
Content
- clothing: notes that nightwear is no different from daywear
- customs: discusses Welsh patriotism, food, hospitality, clothing, musical instruments, belief in the supernatural, 'awenyddion' [inspired poet]
- people:
- population described as warlike, with strong sense of liberty and patriotism
- absence of beggars proves hospitality
- take exceptional care of their teeth; both men and women have very short hair; women wear white turban; men wear moustaches, no beards
- terrain:
- no references to specific places or localities
- Welsh habit of forest-dwelling
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Nationality of traveller
French
Language of publication
French
Gender of traveller
Unknown
Type of publication
travelogue
Citation
Anonymous. Voyages Pittoresques en Angleterre, en Ecosse et en Irlande par une société de gens de lettres. Paris: Chez tous les libraires, [1838]. 140-9. Print.