Italian Journeys

by William Dean Howells

Overview

Italian Journeys is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1872. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783842499942
Publisher:	tredition
Publication date:	02/07/2012
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	282
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

William Dean Howells (March 1, 1837 - May 11, 1920) was an American realist author and literary critic. Nicknamed "The Dean of American Letters," he was particularly known for his tenure as editor of the Atlantic Monthly as well as his own writings, including the Christmas story "Christmas Every Day" and the novel The Rise of Silas Lapham.

Table of Contents

The Road to Rome from Venice:
I. Leaving Venice
II. From Padua to Ferrara
III. The Picturesque, the Improbable, and the Pathetic in Ferrara
IV. Through Bologna to Genoa
V. Up and Down Genoa
VI. By Sea from Genoa to Naples
VII. Certain Things in Naples
VIII. A Day in Pompeii
IX. A Half-Hour at Herculaneum
X. Capri and Capriotes
XI. Between Rome and Naples
XII. Roman Pearls
Forza Maggiore
At Padua
A Pilgrimate to Petrarch's House at Arquà
A Visit to the Cimbri
Minor Travels:
I. Pisa
II. Trieste
III. Bassano
IV. Possagno, Canova's Birthplace
V. Como
Stopping at Fincenza, Verona, and Parma
Ducal Mantua