Travels in France - During the Years 1787, 1788 and 1789

Klappentext First published by Cambridge in 1929, this volume contains selections from Travels in France by Arthur Young (1741-1820). Zusammenfassung First published by Cambridge in 1929, this volume contains selections from Travels in France by Arthur Young (1741–1820), a renowned English writer on agriculture, economics, and social statistics. These first-hand descriptions of public affairs and working conditions provide an unrivalled document of this critical moment in French history. Inhaltsverzeichnis Editorial note; Editor's introduction; Author's preface; Author's note upon methods of writing books of travel; Part I. Journal: 1. First journey (May 15th to November 11th, 1787); 2. Second journey (July 30th to October 15th, 1788); 3. Third journey (June 2nd, 1789 to January 30th 1790); Part II. General Observations: 1. Soil; 2. Face of the country; 3. Population; 4. Produce; 5. Capital employed in husbandry; 6. Courses of crops; 7. Enclosures; 8. Waste lands; 9. Vines; 10. The tenantry; 11. Manufactures; 12. Price of provisions, labour, etc.; 13. Commerce; 14. The treaty of commerce between Great Britain and France (1786); 15. The Revolution in France; Editor's notes; Appendix A. The value of the livre, etc.; Appendix B. Diversity of weights and measures; Principal works referred to by the Editor; Index; Map of France to illustrate the Travels.

Product details

• Authors: Arthur Young, Young Arthur
• Assisted by: Constantia Maxwell (Editor), Maxwell Constantia (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.03.2012
• EAN: 9781107612730
• ISBN: 978-1-107-61273-0
• No. of pages: 488
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales > Europe; France, European History, TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, HISTORY / Europe / France, TRAVEL / Europe / France, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Classic Travel Writing, C 1700 To C 1800