Title
Photography and Tourism
Subject
The Poetical Works of Wordsworth, with Photographical Illustrations by Payne Jennings
Description
Photographically illustrated editions also directed attention to spots described in Wordsworth's poems: this photograph features Furness Abbey, which Wordsworth called a ‘sacred ruin’. These editions told Victorian tourists what sights to visit and how to understand them through Wordsworth’s writing.
Publisher
Henry Frowde
Date
1888
Identifier
2006.6.2