The Bethlehem Hospital, the Newgate Prison and the boudoir as places of sociability in Defoe's A Tour Through the Whole Island of Great Britain, Moll Flanders and Roxana

International audience ; Place should be understood not just in terms of location, but also in terms of meaning – its history, use, ecology, appearance, status, reputation, the people who interact with the place, its potential future. It refers to the actual life of the place as it is experienced by those who visit it, and therefore also encapsulates its psychic impact and assimilation into human consciousness. Visitors’ access to the spaces of London’s notorious Bethlehem Hospital and Newgate prison crucially fostered the exchange of information in Daniel Defoe’s time, and promoted discussion... Mehr ...