223. Sun, Sea, and Sex

“Lucy Lethbridge's brilliant new book on the invention of the tourist industry, the invention of holidays in the modern sense.”

“We talked before in our podcast about the end of the First World War. We talked about Kipling's wonderful short story, The Gardener.”

“Lucy Lethbridge in her book, Tourists, has a quote from what the writer Norman Douglas calls it, paganism and nudity and laughter.”

“D.H. Lawrence, she has a wonderful, varied D.H. Lawrence. It's a quote where D.H. Lawrence has got a...”

“The founder of L'Oreal is a man called Eugène Schuller, and he creates the first sun protection cream and calls it Ambre Solaire.”

“The mention of Beatrix Potter relates to the Lake District and its appeal to visitors, indicating her influence in that region.”

“Wordsworth is referenced in relation to the historical appeal of the Lake District, connecting him to the literary heritage of the area.”

“Coleridge is mentioned alongside Wordsworth, highlighting the literary significance of the Lake District and its historical visitors.”