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The Idler in Italy 3 Volume Set

The Idler in Italy 3 Volume Set

The Idler in Italy 3 Volume Set

Marguerite Blessington
February 2012
Temporarily unavailable - available from TBC
Multiple copy pack
9781108045308
$169.00
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Multiple copy pack
3 Paperback books

    Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington (1789–1849) was famous for her charm, wit and beauty, the latter reflected in Sir Thomas Lawrence's famous portrait of her in 1822. Blessington had an unhappy childhood, and was forced into her first marriage at the age of fourteen, but had developed a love of reading and story-telling. With her second husband Charles John Gardiner, first Earl of Blessington, she stayed for several years in France and Italy. This three-volume work, first published 1839–40, contain Blessington's humorous account of living abroad. She gives detailed descriptions of her time in Italian cities such as Florence, Rome and Naples, drawing attention to 'the odour of the cuisine', the beautiful surroundings and weather, inspiring encounters with artists, and daily visits to art galleries. In Genoa she became good friends with Lord Byron, and later published a record of their conversations, also reissued in this series.

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    February 2012
    Multiple copy pack
    9781108045308
    1372 pages
    216 × 140 × 80 mm
    1.88kg
    1 b/w illus.
    Temporarily unavailable - available from TBC

    Table of Contents

    • Volume 1:
    • 1. Dover
    • 2. Calais
    • 3. Rouen
    • 4. St. Germain-en-Laye
    • 5. Paris
    • 6. Fontainbleau
    • 7. Geneva
    • 8. Lausanne
    • 9. Berne
    • 10. Baden
    • 11. Zurich
    • 12. Schaufhausen
    • 13. Lucerne
    • 14. Secheron
    • 15. Lyons
    • 16. Vienne
    • 17. Lyons
    • 18. Grenoble
    • 19. St. Marcellin
    • 20. Valence
    • 21. Montelimart
    • 22. Orange
    • 23. Avignon
    • 24. Aix
    • 25. Marseilles
    • 26. Toulon
    • 27. Frejus
    • 28. Cannes
    • 29. Nice
    • 30. Mentone
    • 31. Ventimiglia
    • 32. Oneglia
    • 33. Noli
    • 34. Voltri
    • 35. Genoa. Volume 2:
    • 1. Genoa
    • 2. Lucca
    • 3. Florence
    • 4. Siena
    • 5. Radicofani
    • 6. Rome
    • 7. Terracina
    • 8. Mola di Gaeta
    • 9. Naples
    • 10. Environs of Naples
    • 11. Naples continued
    • 12. Rome
    • 13. Florence
    • 14. Genoa
    • 15. Pisa
    • 16. Florence
    • 17. Rome. Volume 3:
    • 1. Rome
    • 2. Terni
    • 3. Spoletto
    • 4. Loretto
    • 5. Ancona
    • 6. Ravenna
    • 7. Ferrara
    • 8. Padua
    • 9. Venice
    • 10. Padua
    • 11. Vicenza
    • 12. Verona
    • 13. Desenzano
    • 14. Milan
    • 15. Arona
    • 16. Laveno
    • 17. Bologna
    • 18. Modena
    • 19. Parma
    • 20. Piacenza
    • 21. Genoa.
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    • Marguerite Blessington