Ward Lock travel guides or ''Red Guides'' (1870s–1970s) were tourist
guide book
A guide book or travel guide is "a book of information about a place designed for the use of visitors or tourists". It will usually include information about sights, accommodation, restaurants, transportation, and activities. Maps of varying det ...
s to the
British Isles
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and continental Europe published by
Ward, Lock & Co. of London. The firm proclaimed them "amusing and readable" and the "cheapest and most trustworthy guides."
To other readers the books were promotional and "rarely critical."
Compared to similar late 19th century series such as
Methuen & Co
Methuen Publishing Ltd is an English publishing house. It was founded in 1889 by Sir Algernon Methuen (1856–1924) and began publishing in London in 1892. Initially Methuen mainly published non-fiction academic works, eventually diversifying to ...
.'s ''Little Guides'', the Ward Lock guides emphasized "travel practicalities."
List of Ward Lock guides by geographic coverage
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England
East Midlands
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North East England
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North West England
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South West England
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West Midlands (region)
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Yorkshire and the Humber
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Ireland
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Netherlands
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Scotland
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References
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External links
Travel guide books
Series of books
Publications established in the 1870s
Ward, Lock & Co. books
Tourism in the United Kingdom