This study re-examines the genre of Romantic travel writing through the perspective of women writers.

This first book-length study explores the history of postwar England during the end of empire through a reading of novels which appeared at the time, moving fro

Thompson explores the romance that can attach to the notion of suffering in travel, and the importance of the persona of 'suffering traveller' for Romantic writ

The Romantic Period saw a massive advance in British colonial expansion, which was accompanied by a corresponding expansion in travel writings. These published

Critics have long struggled to find a suitable category for travelogues. From its ancient origins to the present day, the travel narrative has borrowed elements