When first introduced in

When first introduced in: When first introduced in the late 1800s, the authors wrote in the introduction of the first edition of Urbex Exploring abandoned and lost places has long been regarded as a peculiarly manly pursuit. No rusting shutter or corroded iron rail, however decrepit, can ever seem quite so ruinous of all hope as the sight of a human skull in a tomb or the whisper of the spade biting into virgin turf.