Ben Jonson's Walk to Scotland

At the heart of this book is a previously unpublished account of Ben Jonson's celebrated walk from London to Edinburgh in the summer of 1618. This unique firsthand narrative provides us with an insight into where Jonson went, whom he met, and what he did on the way. James Loxley, Anna Groundwater and Julie Sanders present a clear, readable and fully annotated edition of the text. An introduction and a series of contextual essays shed further light on topics including the evidence of provenance and authorship, Jonson's contacts throughout Britain, his celebrity status, and the relationships between his 'foot voyage' and other famous journeys of the time. The essays also illuminate wider issues, such as early modern travel and political and cultural relations between England and Scotland. It is an invaluable volume for scholars and upper-level students of Ben Jonson studies, early modern literature, seventeenth-century social history, and cultural geography.

• A recently discovered account of Ben Jonson's walk to Edinburgh with full annotations and supported by a collection of essays
• Gives readers access to an extensive range of archival sources previously unavailable
• Includes a set of contextual essays which explore topics such as the background of the manuscript containing the account and its wider significance to the study of Jonson