Contributtion to https://github.com/LaravelCollective/html/blob/5.2/src/helpers.php

helper.php

if (! function_exists('link_to_back')) {
    /**
     * Generate a HTML link to the previous location.
     *
     * @param string $title
     * @param array $attributes
     * @param bool $secure
     *
     * @return string
     */
    function link_to_back($title = null, $attributes = [], $secure = null)
    {
        return app('html')->link(back()->getTargetUrl(), $title, $attributes, $secure);
    }
}