Reading The Traveller; or, A Prospect of Society | Alexandria
Read The Traveller; or, A Prospect of Society by Oliver Goldsmith. Revealing how travel corrupts rather than enlightens, Goldsmith's icon flips the Grand Tour narrative on its head - suggesting that chasing foreign customs blinds us to universal human truths. His radical take: the more "civilized" a society becomes, the further it strays from authentic happiness and virtue.