| Authorship Notes |
Knox advocated traveling in middle age rather than youth. Indeed he warned that corruption was often increased by contact with France and Italy. However, he acknowledged that boys would continue to be sent on their travels and therefore gave directions to them to prevent them from harm. He believed that the choice of tutor was of paramount importance as this individual was also required to watch over the morals and religion of his pupil. Travellers should know their own country before embarking on foreign travel. Knox, cited Cicero as a model for the conduct of travel, and concluded by saying that foreign travel was not necessary to improve the mind as there were many eminent gentlemen who achieved refinement and enlightenment without ever leaving their native shores. The Chapter 'On Foreign Travel' appears as essay XL, pp. 332-40 of the 1781 first edition and pp. 358-68 in the second edition. |
