Tour of the Don (Annotated) - Published as paperback and Kindle edition

A late thought - I omitted to post about the publication of the 'Tour of the Don' which I mentioned in earlier posts - Volumes 1 and 2 are now available on Amazon - just follow the link.

The writing of "The Tour of the Don" by John Holland

The following extract is taken from the "Life of John Holland of Sheffield Park : from numerous letters and other documents furnished by his nephew and executor, John Holland Brammall" by William Hudson (available on Internet Archive).  It describes the writing of "The Tour" and gives insights into the character of its author.

"Tour of the Don" by John Holland, 1837

"The Tour of the Don" was published weekly through 1836 as a series of articles in the Sheffield Mercury newspaper.  They were brought together as two volumes and re-published in 1837 with the subtitle "A series of extempore sketches made during a pedestrian ramble along the banks of that river, and its principal tributaries".