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William H. A. Williams completed his PhD from the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland in 1971. He has since worked as a lecturer, project director, and educational consultant, and has retired as Professor Emeritus from the Union Institute, College of Undergraduate Studies in Cincinnati, Ohio. His recent publications include 'Tourism, Landscape and the Irish Character: British Traveling Writing in Pre-Famine Ireland, 1750-1850'.
Meticulously researched and elegantly written... It would be difficult to underestimate the work's importance for any serious student of Irish history and culture or indeed for anyone with an interest in the birth of tourism as a global phenomenon.' --Michael Cronin, Director of the Centre for Translation and Textual Studies, Dublin City University, Ireland A splendid account of early Irish tourism... This ground-breaking study shows why places such as Killarney and the Giant's Causeway, as well as lesser-known Irish sites, should occupy a central place in tourism history.' --Kevin J. James, Associate Professor, Department of History, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada A survey that brings historical detail, literary analysis and the wider cultural context wonderfully together...an admirably clear, concise and informative read.' --Glenn Hooper, Research Fellow, Open University, UK, and author of 'Travel Writing and Ireland, 1760-1860'
