Tour through the Eastern Counties of England, 1722 e-bog

Defoe's "e;particular and diverting account of whatever is curious and worth observation"e; in his native country, told in a series of letters, was founded upon seventeen separate tours in the counties, and three larger tours through the whole country. He said he had "e;viewed the north part of England and the south part of Scotland five several times over,"e; and he thought it worth while to note what he saw, because, "e;the fate of things gives a new face to things; produces changes in low life, and innumerable incidents; plants and supplants families; raises and sinks towns; removes manufactures and trade; great towns decay and small towns rise; new towns, new palaces, and new seats are built every day; great rivers and good harbours dry up, and grow useless; again, new ports are opened; brooks are made rivers; small rivers navigable pools, and harbours are made where there were none before, and the like."e; We are endeavouring, by little books published from time to time in this "e;National Library,"e; to secure some record of the changes in our land and in our manners as a people, and of what was worth record in his day we can wish for no better reporter than Defoe. (Excerpt from Goodreads)