Reports on excavations of a sanctuary situated outside the ancient Athenian Agora on the slope leading to the Akropolis. The project was carried out by the Agora staff in 1936-39 and 1959-60. Though t
"Traduced by malice, persecuted by fiction, abandoned by false patrons, and overwhelmed by the sense of a domestic calamity," Tobias Smollett set off on a journey through France and Italy to relieve h
Not a history of the tour of the continent that was considered necessary for young English men to complete their education in the 16th and 17th centuries, nor of the debates over the actual educationa
A comprehensive study of British travel in the United Provinces during the Stuart Period, largely based on journals and correspondence never before published. After a discussion of travel journals and
Identifies over 6,000 British and Irish travellers who toured in Italy during the 18th century, compiled from the archive of patron and historian of English art Brinsley Ford. Includes brief formal bi
From gentle afternoon strolls to challenging scrambles in remote mountain sanctuaries, this revised and updated guide covers walks in the Scottish highlands. All walks are circular and accessible by r
Describes free attractions and events in and around London, with addresses, phone numbers, hours, and the nearest Underground stations and bus routes for each entry
Covering the length and breadth of Great Britain, this definitive guide provides a wealth of information on over 500 of the country's most attractive, interesting, and historic destinations, both well
Under the spell of la dolce vita . . .For centuries Italy has been many things to many people. In this brilliant anthology and traveler's companion, twenty-eight first-rate women writers reveal why th
Looking for Arthur chronicles the training of a contemporary, self-styled and irreverent "Grail Knight" in the inner mysteries of Arthurian legend. Set in Glastonbury, England (site of the legendary
