Italian Journeys

by William Dean Howells

Overview

Reproduction of the original: Italian Journeys by William Dean Howells

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781022974548
Publisher:	Anson Street Press
Publication date:	03/28/2025
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.56(d)

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