Bradshaw’s Handbook
Author | : George Bradshaw |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 1140 |
Release | : 2012-06-20 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781908402455 |
ISBN-13 | : 1908402458 |
Rating | : 4/5 (55 Downloads) |
Download or read book Bradshaw’s Handbook written by George Bradshaw and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-06-20 with total page 1140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collector's item, landmark in the history of the tour guide, snapshot of Britain in the 1860s – Bradshaw's Handbook deserves a place on the bookshelf of any traveller, railway enthusiast, historian or anglophile. Produced as the British railway network was reaching its zenith, and as tourism by rail became a serious pastime for the better off, it was the first national tourist guide specifically organized around railway journeys, and to this day offers a glimpse through the carriage window at a Britain long past. This is a facsimile of the actual book – often referred to as 'Bradshaw's Guide' – that inspired the 'Great British Railway Journeys' television series, possibly the only surviving example of the 1863 edition. It is an exact copy with a removable belly-band.