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Tour Through the Whole Island of Great Britain

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place in English literature

  • Beowulf
    In English literature: Defoe

    …sustained, for instance, the superb Tour Thro’ the Whole Island of Great Britain (1724–27). This is a vivid county-by-county review and celebration of the state of the nation, which combines an antiquarian’s enthusiasm with a passion for trade and commercial progress. He brought the same diversity of enthusiasms into play…

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