Before and after Waterloo / Letters from Edward Stanley, sometime Bishop of Norwich (1802; 1814; 1816)

A series of personal letters and sketchbook entries records a British traveller's journeys across continental Europe surrounding the Napoleonic upheavals. The correspondence balances immediate travel description—roads, towns, inns, sketches of bridges and public scenes—with observations on political change, military presence, and social customs. Chapters follow routes through France, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, and the Low Countries, and include reflections on the Waterloo campaign and its aftermath. Interspersed biographical notes and illustrations give a lively, eyewitness account of movement, disruption, and everyday life on the road.