"Letters from England, Volume 1" by Robert Southey is a series of travel letters that gives readers a glimpse into the life and landscapes of early 19th-century England through the eyes of Don Manuel Alvarez Espriella, a made-up Spanish traveler. The book records the traveler's journey and his encounters, from his arrival in the busy port of Falmouth to his experiences with English food and customs, which he finds both interesting and strange compared to his home in Spain. Espriella's accounts offer a blend of admiration and criticism as he explores the unique aspects of English society, from the crowded customs house to the lively inns, revealing his thoughts on everything from the unusual food to the exciting and sometimes messy nature of travel in England at the time.
Letters from England, Volume 1 (of 3)
By Robert Southey
Witness England's customs and landscapes through the discerning eyes of a fictional Spanish traveler, as he navigates a world both fascinating and foreign.
Summary
About the AuthorRobert Southey was an English poet of the Romantic school, and Poet Laureate from 1813 until his death. Like the other Lake Poets, William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Southey began as a radical but became steadily more conservative as he gained respect for Britain and its institutions. Other romantics such as Byron accused him of siding with the establishment for money and status. He is remembered especially for the poem "After Blenheim" and the original version of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears".
Robert Southey was an English poet of the Romantic school, and Poet Laureate from 1813 until his death. Like the other Lake Poets, William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Southey began as a radical but became steadily more conservative as he gained respect for Britain and its institutions. Other romantics such as Byron accused him of siding with the establishment for money and status. He is remembered especially for the poem "After Blenheim" and the original version of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears".
More Like This
Explore books similar to the one you're viewing
Spain in 1830, vol. 1
By Henry D. (Henry David) Inglis
Letters from England, Volume 3 (of 3)
By Robert Southey
Letters from England, Volume 2 (of 3)
By Robert Southey
Impressions of England; or, Sketches of English Scenery and Society
By A. Cleveland (Arthur Cleveland) Coxe
The Sunny South: An Autumn in Spain and Majorca
By John William Clayton
Travels in England in 1782
By Karl Philipp Moritz
More by This Author
Discover other books written by the same author
Poems, 1799
By Robert Southey
The doctor, &c., vol. 7 (of 7)
By Robert Southey
Roderick, the last of the Goths : $b A tragic poem
By Robert Southey
Sir Thomas More, or, Colloquies on the Progress and Prospects of Society
By Robert Southey
The doctor, &c., vol. 2 (of 7)
By Robert Southey
The Curse of Kehama, Volume 2 (of 2)
By Robert Southey
Related by Category
Discover books in the same genre or category
Highland Legends
By Thomas Dick Lauder
The Jew and Other Stories
By Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
'Lizbeth of the Dale
By Mary Esther Miller MacGregor
The Land of Long Ago
By Eliza Calvert Hall
The New York Stock Exchange and Public Opinion Remarks at Annual Dinner, Association of Stock Exchange Brokers, Held at the Astor Hotel, New York, January 24, 1917
By Otto H. Kahn
The Tale of the Argonauts
By Rhodius Apollonius