“[William] Coxe expresses...both the pedestrian's advantage of complete freedom of movement, and the inspiring effect of the combination of continual change of scene with maximum time for appreciation that characterises the mobile gaze of the pedestrian traveller. If not a… — Robin Jarvis Copy Share Image
“I hope that the examples I have given have gone some way towards demonstrating that pedestrian touring in the later 1780s and the 1790s… — Robin Jarvis Copy Share
“[William] Coxe expresses...both the pedestrian's advantage of complete freedom of movement, and the inspiring effect of the combination of continual change of scene with… — Robin Jarvis Copy Share
“We are happy to observe an increasing frequency of these pedestrian tours: to walk, is, beyond all comparison, the most independent and advantageous mode… — Robin Jarvis Copy Share
“Travel became distinguishable from pain and began to be regarded as an intellectual pleasur...These factors--the voluntariness of departure, the freedom implicit in the indeterminancies… — Robin Jarvis Copy Share
“Pedestrianism, [William Bingley] claims, is the most 'useful' mode of travel, 'if health and strength are not wanting.' 'To a naturalist, it is evidently… — Robin Jarvis Copy Share
“...I shall let [Anne] Wallace put the case herself, at what I think is necessary length: 'As travel in general becomes physically easier, faster,… — Robin Jarvis Copy Share
“...moderate social deviance or class non-conformism I have imputed to the first generation of pedestrians. Improved roads, after all, were one of the principal… — Robin Jarvis Copy Share
“I walked slowly on, without envying my companions on horseback: for I could sit down upon an inviting spot, climb to the edge of… — Robin Jarvis Copy Share
“[Robert] Newell's recommendation of walking is also interesting: 'The best way undoubtedly of seeing a country is on foot. It is the safest, and… — Robin Jarvis Copy Share
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