American Travellers in Liverpool (Paperback)
Liverpool was the first British port of call for most American travellers throughout the nineteenth century. Many left accounts of their experiences in the city, providing fascinating glimpses of a Liverpool life that has now disappeared. The excerpts collected here give a series of American
views of Liverpool and demonstrate the rich variety of cultural contacts between the two nations during the nineteenth century.
views of Liverpool and demonstrate the rich variety of cultural contacts between the two nations during the nineteenth century.
David Seed is Professor of American Literature at the University of Liverpool.