Seeing Europe With Famous Authors, Volume 8
CONTENTS OF VOLUME VIII

Italy, Sicily, and Greece--Part Two


IV. THREE FAMOUS CITIES

PAGE

IN THE STREETS OF GENOA--By Charles Dickens 1

MILAN CATHEDRAL--By Hippolyte Adolphe Taine 4

PISA'S FOUR GLORIES--By Hippolyte Adolphe Taine 7

THE WALLS AND "SKYSCRAPERS" OF PISA--By Janet Ross and
Nelly Erichson 11


V. NAPLES AND ITS ENVIRONS


IN AND ABOUT NAPLES--By Charles Dickens 18

THE TOMB OF VIRGIL--By Augustus J. C. Hare 24

TWO ASCENTS OF VESUVIUS--By Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 26

ANOTHER ASCENT--By Charles Dickens 31

CASTELLAMARE AND SORRENTO--By Hippolyte Adolphe Taine 37

CAPRI--By Augustus J. C. Hare 42

POMPEII--By Percy Bysshe Shelley 45


VI. OTHER ITALIAN SCENES


VERONA--By Charles Dickens 52

PADUA--By Theophile Gautier 55

FERRARA--By Theophile Gautier 59

LAKE LUGANO--By Victor Tissot 62

LAKE COMO--By Percy Bysshe Shelley 64

BELLAGIO ON LAKE COMO--By W. D. M'Crackan 66

THE REPUBLIC OF SAN MARINO--By Joseph Addison 69

PERUGIA--By Nathaniel Hawthorne 73

SIENA---By Mr. and Mrs. Edwin H. Blashfield 75

THE ASSISSI OF ST. FRANCIS--By Hippolyte Adolphe Taine 78

RAVENNA--By Edward A. Freeman 80

BENEDICTINE SUBIACO--By Augustus J. C. Hare 83

ETRUSCAN VOLTERRA--By William Cullen Bryant 86

THE PAESTUM OF THE GREEKS--By Edward A. Freeman 88


VII. SICILIAN SCENES


PALERMO--By Will S. Monroe 91

GIRGENTI--By Edward A. Freeman 93

SEGESTE--By Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 97

TAORMINA--By Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 99

MOUNT ÆTNA--By Will S. Monroe 101

SYRACUSE--By Rufus B. Richardson 104

MALTA--By Theophile Gautier 107


VIII. THE MAINLAND OF GREECE


ARRIVING IN ATHENS--THE ACROPOLIS--By J. P. Mahaffy 112

A WINTER IN ATHENS HALF A CENTURY AGO--By Bayard Taylor 119

THE ACROPOLIS AS IT WAS--By Pausanias 122

THE ELGIN MARBLES--By J. P. Mahaffy 127

THE THEATER OF DIONYSUS--By J. P. Mahaffy 130

WHERE ST. PAUL PREACHED--By J. P. Mahaffy 134

FROM ATHENS TO DELPHI ON HORSEBACK--By Bayard Taylor 136

CORINTH--By J. P. Mahaffy 140

OLYMPIA--By Philip S. Marden 143

THE TEMPLE OF ZEUS AT OLYMPIA AS IT WAS--By Pausanias 146

THERMOPYLÆ--By Rufus B. Richardson 152

SALONICA--By Charles Dudley Warner 155

FROM THE PIERIAN PLAIN TO MARATHON--By Charles Dudley Warner 157

SPARTA AND MAINA--By Bayard Taylor 160

MESSENIA--By Bayard Taylor 164

TIRYNS AND MYCENÆ--By J. P. Mahaffy 169


IX. THE GREEK ISLANDS

A TOUR OF CRETE--By Bayard Taylor 175

THE COLOSSAL RUINS AT CNOSSOS--By Philip S. Marden 179

CORFU--By Edward A. Freeman 182

RHODES--By Charles Dudley Warner 185

MT. ATHOS--By Charles Dudley Warner 189




LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

VOLUME VIII


FRONTISPIECE


THE PARTHENON
"1100593508"
Seeing Europe With Famous Authors, Volume 8
CONTENTS OF VOLUME VIII

Italy, Sicily, and Greece--Part Two


IV. THREE FAMOUS CITIES

PAGE

IN THE STREETS OF GENOA--By Charles Dickens 1

MILAN CATHEDRAL--By Hippolyte Adolphe Taine 4

PISA'S FOUR GLORIES--By Hippolyte Adolphe Taine 7

THE WALLS AND "SKYSCRAPERS" OF PISA--By Janet Ross and
Nelly Erichson 11


V. NAPLES AND ITS ENVIRONS


IN AND ABOUT NAPLES--By Charles Dickens 18

THE TOMB OF VIRGIL--By Augustus J. C. Hare 24

TWO ASCENTS OF VESUVIUS--By Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 26

ANOTHER ASCENT--By Charles Dickens 31

CASTELLAMARE AND SORRENTO--By Hippolyte Adolphe Taine 37

CAPRI--By Augustus J. C. Hare 42

POMPEII--By Percy Bysshe Shelley 45


VI. OTHER ITALIAN SCENES


VERONA--By Charles Dickens 52

PADUA--By Theophile Gautier 55

FERRARA--By Theophile Gautier 59

LAKE LUGANO--By Victor Tissot 62

LAKE COMO--By Percy Bysshe Shelley 64

BELLAGIO ON LAKE COMO--By W. D. M'Crackan 66

THE REPUBLIC OF SAN MARINO--By Joseph Addison 69

PERUGIA--By Nathaniel Hawthorne 73

SIENA---By Mr. and Mrs. Edwin H. Blashfield 75

THE ASSISSI OF ST. FRANCIS--By Hippolyte Adolphe Taine 78

RAVENNA--By Edward A. Freeman 80

BENEDICTINE SUBIACO--By Augustus J. C. Hare 83

ETRUSCAN VOLTERRA--By William Cullen Bryant 86

THE PAESTUM OF THE GREEKS--By Edward A. Freeman 88


VII. SICILIAN SCENES


PALERMO--By Will S. Monroe 91

GIRGENTI--By Edward A. Freeman 93

SEGESTE--By Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 97

TAORMINA--By Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 99

MOUNT ÆTNA--By Will S. Monroe 101

SYRACUSE--By Rufus B. Richardson 104

MALTA--By Theophile Gautier 107


VIII. THE MAINLAND OF GREECE


ARRIVING IN ATHENS--THE ACROPOLIS--By J. P. Mahaffy 112

A WINTER IN ATHENS HALF A CENTURY AGO--By Bayard Taylor 119

THE ACROPOLIS AS IT WAS--By Pausanias 122

THE ELGIN MARBLES--By J. P. Mahaffy 127

THE THEATER OF DIONYSUS--By J. P. Mahaffy 130

WHERE ST. PAUL PREACHED--By J. P. Mahaffy 134

FROM ATHENS TO DELPHI ON HORSEBACK--By Bayard Taylor 136

CORINTH--By J. P. Mahaffy 140

OLYMPIA--By Philip S. Marden 143

THE TEMPLE OF ZEUS AT OLYMPIA AS IT WAS--By Pausanias 146

THERMOPYLÆ--By Rufus B. Richardson 152

SALONICA--By Charles Dudley Warner 155

FROM THE PIERIAN PLAIN TO MARATHON--By Charles Dudley Warner 157

SPARTA AND MAINA--By Bayard Taylor 160

MESSENIA--By Bayard Taylor 164

TIRYNS AND MYCENÆ--By J. P. Mahaffy 169


IX. THE GREEK ISLANDS

A TOUR OF CRETE--By Bayard Taylor 175

THE COLOSSAL RUINS AT CNOSSOS--By Philip S. Marden 179

CORFU--By Edward A. Freeman 182

RHODES--By Charles Dudley Warner 185

MT. ATHOS--By Charles Dudley Warner 189




LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

VOLUME VIII


FRONTISPIECE


THE PARTHENON
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CONTENTS OF VOLUME VIII

Italy, Sicily, and Greece--Part Two


IV. THREE FAMOUS CITIES

PAGE

IN THE STREETS OF GENOA--By Charles Dickens 1

MILAN CATHEDRAL--By Hippolyte Adolphe Taine 4

PISA'S FOUR GLORIES--By Hippolyte Adolphe Taine 7

THE WALLS AND "SKYSCRAPERS" OF PISA--By Janet Ross and
Nelly Erichson 11


V. NAPLES AND ITS ENVIRONS


IN AND ABOUT NAPLES--By Charles Dickens 18

THE TOMB OF VIRGIL--By Augustus J. C. Hare 24

TWO ASCENTS OF VESUVIUS--By Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 26

ANOTHER ASCENT--By Charles Dickens 31

CASTELLAMARE AND SORRENTO--By Hippolyte Adolphe Taine 37

CAPRI--By Augustus J. C. Hare 42

POMPEII--By Percy Bysshe Shelley 45


VI. OTHER ITALIAN SCENES


VERONA--By Charles Dickens 52

PADUA--By Theophile Gautier 55

FERRARA--By Theophile Gautier 59

LAKE LUGANO--By Victor Tissot 62

LAKE COMO--By Percy Bysshe Shelley 64

BELLAGIO ON LAKE COMO--By W. D. M'Crackan 66

THE REPUBLIC OF SAN MARINO--By Joseph Addison 69

PERUGIA--By Nathaniel Hawthorne 73

SIENA---By Mr. and Mrs. Edwin H. Blashfield 75

THE ASSISSI OF ST. FRANCIS--By Hippolyte Adolphe Taine 78

RAVENNA--By Edward A. Freeman 80

BENEDICTINE SUBIACO--By Augustus J. C. Hare 83

ETRUSCAN VOLTERRA--By William Cullen Bryant 86

THE PAESTUM OF THE GREEKS--By Edward A. Freeman 88


VII. SICILIAN SCENES


PALERMO--By Will S. Monroe 91

GIRGENTI--By Edward A. Freeman 93

SEGESTE--By Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 97

TAORMINA--By Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 99

MOUNT ÆTNA--By Will S. Monroe 101

SYRACUSE--By Rufus B. Richardson 104

MALTA--By Theophile Gautier 107


VIII. THE MAINLAND OF GREECE


ARRIVING IN ATHENS--THE ACROPOLIS--By J. P. Mahaffy 112

A WINTER IN ATHENS HALF A CENTURY AGO--By Bayard Taylor 119

THE ACROPOLIS AS IT WAS--By Pausanias 122

THE ELGIN MARBLES--By J. P. Mahaffy 127

THE THEATER OF DIONYSUS--By J. P. Mahaffy 130

WHERE ST. PAUL PREACHED--By J. P. Mahaffy 134

FROM ATHENS TO DELPHI ON HORSEBACK--By Bayard Taylor 136

CORINTH--By J. P. Mahaffy 140

OLYMPIA--By Philip S. Marden 143

THE TEMPLE OF ZEUS AT OLYMPIA AS IT WAS--By Pausanias 146

THERMOPYLÆ--By Rufus B. Richardson 152

SALONICA--By Charles Dudley Warner 155

FROM THE PIERIAN PLAIN TO MARATHON--By Charles Dudley Warner 157

SPARTA AND MAINA--By Bayard Taylor 160

MESSENIA--By Bayard Taylor 164

TIRYNS AND MYCENÆ--By J. P. Mahaffy 169


IX. THE GREEK ISLANDS

A TOUR OF CRETE--By Bayard Taylor 175

THE COLOSSAL RUINS AT CNOSSOS--By Philip S. Marden 179

CORFU--By Edward A. Freeman 182

RHODES--By Charles Dudley Warner 185

MT. ATHOS--By Charles Dudley Warner 189




LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

VOLUME VIII


FRONTISPIECE


THE PARTHENON

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