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100 1 _aSouthey, Robert,
_d1774-1843
245 1 0 _aLetters from England, Volume 1 (of 3)
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aAuthorship and translation fictitious; by Robert Southey.
500 _aRelease date is 2020-01-06
508 _aProduced by MWS, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
520 _a"Letters from England, Volume 1" by Robert Southey is a collection of travel letters written in the early 19th century. The book provides an outsider's perspective on English life, customs, and landscapes through the eyes of Don Manuel Alvarez Espriella, a fictional Spanish traveler. The work aims to capture his experiences and observations during his stay in England, shedding light on cultural contrasts and everyday reality. The opening of the book introduces Espriella's journey, highlighting his arrival in Falmouth, England. He describes the bustling atmosphere of the port and his initial impressions of English food and customs, which he finds quite different from his native Spain. Espriella's observations reflect a mix of admiration and critique as he navigates the peculiarities of English manners and landscape. He notes everything from the bustling customs house to his experiences in inns, revealing his thoughts and feelings regarding the rawness of the cuisine and the lively nature of the inns, illustrating the lively yet sometimes chaotic nature of English travel in that period. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aEngland -- Description and travel
653 _aEngland -- Social life and customs
653 _aSouthey, Robert, 1774-1843 -- Travel -- England
653 _aAuthors, English -- Travel -- England
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61122
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