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Eighteenth century guidebooks to Windsor
The local bookseller Joseph Pote first published Les Delices de Windsore, or,
A Description of Windsor Castle and the country adjacent in 1755; Charles Knight's A Windsor Guide appeared in 1783.
Both books contained descriptive tours of the Castle, and appeared in many later editions.
Costing around two shillings and conveniently pocket-sized, the guidebooks were both affordable and portable.
To view these books in full on Google Books please follow the links below:
(NB these are free to view but you may need to create a Google account to access them in full)
