Arthur Young

1741 - 1820

About the Author

Arthur Young was an 18th century English writer who is best known for the detailed accounts he published of his travels in England, Wales, Ireland and France on the eve of the revolution. [The image comes from “The Warren J. Samuels Portrait Collection at Duke University.”]

In The Library:

• author: Arthur Young’s Travels in France during the Years 1787, 1788, 1789 (1792)