THREE MEN & A BRADSHAW AN ORIGINAL VICTORIAN TRAVEL JOURNAL
Three Men and a Bradshaw
By:Freeman, John George
Publisher:Cornerstone
Imprint:Random House Books
ISBN/EAN:1847947441 / 9781847947444
Format:Hardback
Pagination:384 pages
Dimensions:222 x 162 mm, 644 grams
Country of Pub.:United Kingdom
Wryly humorous and quintessentially British, Three Men and a Bradshaw collects the previously unpublished holiday journals of John Freeman, who travelled Britain with his brothers during the 1870s. Each year the trio would settle upon a destination, buy their tickets and set off - armed, of course, with their trusty Bradshaw's Descriptive Railway Hand-book. John's delightful records of their trips contain much that will resonate with the modern traveller, from the eccentricities of fellow passengers and locals to the tender mercies of the British climate.
At the same time they offer insights into the experiences particular to a Victorian tourist, and are full of valuable local history on everywhere from Devon and Jersey to Scotland and Wales. Beautifully illustrated throughout with John's original drawings, this is a fascinating and uniquely personal historical artefact, as well as an enchanting and frequently hilarious evocation of a distant but still wholly recognisable Britain.
