Countess of Ellesmere, Journal of a Tour in the Holy Land, Cadbury Research Library
‘Journal of a tour in the Holy Land, in May and June, 1840’ – Lady Francis Egerton, 1800-1866, illustrated by Francis Egerton, Earl of Ellesmere, 1800-1857
This extensively detailed diary records the daily experiences of a wealthy Christian Victorian couple journeying around Palestine. The emphasis lies, not on experiencing and understanding other cultures, but on religion. This is in terms both of visiting religiously significant sites and the relations between, and within, different religious groups.
Cadbury Research Library classmark: r DS107
Countess of Ellesmere, Journal of a Tour in the Holy Land, Cadbury Research Library
‘Journal of a tour in the Holy Land, in May and June, 1840’ – Lady Francis Egerton, 1800-1866, illustrated by Francis Egerton, Earl of Ellesmere, 1800-1857
This extensively detailed diary records the daily experiences of a wealthy Christian Victorian couple journeying around Palestine. The emphasis lies, not on experiencing and understanding other cultures, but on religion. This is in terms both of visiting religiously significant sites and the relations between, and within, different religious groups.
Cadbury Research Library classmark: r DS107