During or before the 7th century, the Gaels established a settlement in the area that is now Dublin, Ireland. Today, Dublin is the capital of Ireland, as well as its largest city. During Swift's lifetime, Dublin was the second-largest city in the British Empire. All throughout the eighteenth century, Dublin saw great growth and development. In 1759, the Guinness brewery was founded in Dublin and soon became the largest brewery in the world as well as the largest employer in Dublin.
During or before the 7th century, the Gaels established a settlement in the area that is now Dublin, Ireland. Today, Dublin is the capital of Ireland, as well as its largest city. During Swift's lifetime, Dublin was the second-largest city in the British Empire. All throughout the eighteenth century, Dublin saw great growth and development. In 1759, the Guinness brewery was founded in Dublin and soon became the largest brewery in the world as well as the largest employer in Dublin.
Leadhills is a village in the southwest of Scotland, originally established for the accodmations of miners. It would have been a working, industrial town when Wordsworth visited it. It is the second highest village in Scotland.
"Leadhills, another mining village, was the place of our destination for the night; and soon after we had passed the cart we came in sight of it. This village and the mines belong to Lord Hopetoun; it has more stone houses than Wanlockhead, one large old mansion, and a considerable number of old trees—beeches, I believe."
Longtown is a market town in Cumbria, England just south of the Scottish Border. It is on the River Esk. Unlike many towns, which grew from smaller villages or settlements, Longtown was planned and built in the late 18th century, by the local landowners. Longtown is mentioned in passing in the excerpts from Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland, A.D. 1803. "Left Longtown after Breakfast" (Wednesday, August 17th). Wordworth is setting off on her tour of Scotland from here since it is on the border.
England as described by Jean Rhys, is a region of the United Kingdom widely known, yet often not known at all. In both Voyage in the Dark and Wide Sargasso Sea Rhys compares England to a dream, something fantastical, not necessarily well understood. There is even a moment in Wide Sargasso Sea, when Christophine asks if England is a real place and the narrator assures her that it is, to which then she regards the land as something she does not see, yet must believe in - almost like a religion.
