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A Canterbury Pilgrimage / An Italian Pilgrimage (Paperback) Loot Price: R730
Discovery Miles 7 300
A Canterbury Pilgrimage / An Italian Pilgrimage (Paperback): Elizabeth Robins Pennell, Joseph Pennell

A Canterbury Pilgrimage / An Italian Pilgrimage (Paperback)

Elizabeth Robins Pennell, Joseph Pennell; Edited by Dave Buchanan

Series: Wayfarer

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A peasant in peaked hat and blue shirt, with trousers rolled up high above his bare knees, crossed the road and silently examined the tricycle. "You have a good horse," he then said; "it eats nothing." -from An Italian Pilgrimage The 1880s was an exhilarating time for cycling pioneers like Elizabeth and her husband Joseph. As boneshakers and high-wheelers evolved into tandem tricycles and the safety bike, cycling grew from child's play and extreme sport into a leisurely and, importantly, literary mode of transportation. The illustrated travel memoirs of "those Pennells" were-and still are-highly entertaining. They helped usher in the new age of leisure touring, while playfully hearkening back to famous literary journeys. In this new edition, Dave Buchanan provides rich cultural contexts surrounding the Pennells' first two adventures. These long out-of-print travel memoirs will delight avid cyclists as well as scholars of travel literature, cycling history, women's writing, Victorian literature, and illustration.

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Imprint: University of Alberta Press (CA)
Country of origin: Canada
Series: Wayfarer
Release date: November 2015
Authors: Elizabeth Robins Pennell • Joseph Pennell
Editors: Dave Buchanan
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 200
ISBN-13: 978-1-77212-042-4
Categories: Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Cycling, skateboarding, rollerblading > Cycling
Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel writing > Classic travel writing
Books > Travel > Travel writing > Classic travel writing
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LSN: 1-77212-042-1
Barcode: 9781772120424

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