Publisher's Synopsis
In 1724 Daniel Defoe set out on a journey. It was a journey which was to last two years and take him from Land's End to the Scottish Highlands. G.M. Trevelyan described it as "a treasure indeed". Defoe describes his book as giving "a particular and dirverting account of whatever is curious and worth observation". His remarkable gift for observation and his poetic vision produced a superb account of thirteen tours taken across Britain. Written just before the impact of the Industrial Revolution Defoe captures a way of life that was soon to disappear forever. In this new edition, Defoe's travels are illustrated with the photographs of Simon Mcbride.
