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Pictures From Italy

Pictures From Italy

Dickens, Charles

Paperback

Italy

ISBN10: 1419141511
ISBN13: 9781419141515
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Jun 17 2004
Pages: 156
Weight: 0.63
Height: 0.36 Width: 7.48 Depth: 9.40
Language: English
Pictures From Italy is a travelogue written by Charles Dickens, first published in 1846. The book is a collection of essays describing Dickens' travels throughout Italy, including his experiences in Rome, Florence, Naples, and Venice. Dickens' vivid descriptions of the country's landscapes, architecture, and people are interspersed with his observations on Italian culture, history, and politics. The book also includes Dickens' reflections on his own personal experiences, such as his encounters with Italian beggars and his struggles to communicate with locals who spoke little English. Pictures From Italy is a unique and insightful account of Italy during the mid-19th century, written by one of the most celebrated authors of his time.I am no more bound to explain why the English family travelling by this carriage, inside and out, should be starting for Italy on a Sunday morning, of all good days in the week, than I am to assign a reason for all the little men in France being soldiers, and all the big men postilions; which is the invariable rule. But, they had some sort of reason for what they did, I have no doubt.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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