Mr and Mrs Hall’s Tour of Ireland in the 1840s, More than a Unionist Guidebook, an Illustrated Definition of Ireland Made to Convince
This article focuses on the 3 volumes written by Mr and Mrs Hall under the title Ireland, its Scenery, Character, etc., published in London between 1841 and 1843. The aim of the authors was to entice English readers to visit Ireland, and to convince them that the political union of Great Britain wit...
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| description | This article focuses on the 3 volumes written by Mr and Mrs Hall under the title Ireland, its Scenery, Character, etc., published in London between 1841 and 1843. The aim of the authors was to entice English readers to visit Ireland, and to convince them that the political union of Great Britain with this country was beneficial to both the Irish and the British. Thus, the necessity of the Union is demonstrated by scientific methods, but also by literary anecdotes and beautiful illustrations made to please the Victorian readers, who appreciated the picturesque descriptions of Irish scenery, or the gothic characteristics of local superstitions. The techniques in the service of the unionist demonstration offered by this heterogeneous guidebook will therefore be explored in this essay. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2a05e025ea204690841431c2e89ef3012022-12-22T02:54:47ZengUniversité Toulouse - Jean JaurèsMiranda: Revue Pluridisciplinaire du Monde Anglophone2108-65592014-03-01910.4000/miranda.5917Mr and Mrs Hall’s Tour of Ireland in the 1840s, More than a Unionist Guidebook, an Illustrated Definition of Ireland Made to ConvinceAmélie DochyThis article focuses on the 3 volumes written by Mr and Mrs Hall under the title Ireland, its Scenery, Character, etc., published in London between 1841 and 1843. The aim of the authors was to entice English readers to visit Ireland, and to convince them that the political union of Great Britain with this country was beneficial to both the Irish and the British. Thus, the necessity of the Union is demonstrated by scientific methods, but also by literary anecdotes and beautiful illustrations made to please the Victorian readers, who appreciated the picturesque descriptions of Irish scenery, or the gothic characteristics of local superstitions. The techniques in the service of the unionist demonstration offered by this heterogeneous guidebook will therefore be explored in this essay.http://journals.openedition.org/miranda/591719th centuryauthenticityCultural Studiesgothicguidebookhistory of Ireland and Great Britain |
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