Kevin J. James is Associate Professor of History at the University of Guelph, Canada, where he also is a core faculty member in the Centre for Scottish Studies. His research explores tourism, literature and identity in the Victorian era, including comparative Irish and Scottish economic, social and cultural history.

• Introduction 1. The Eclipse of the Sublime 2. Creating and Contesting Ireland’s Tourist Movement 3. The Colourful Cast of Characters 4. Hospitality, Charity, Carnival, and Courtship 5. Tourism, Landscape, and Nation Conclusion

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