Florence Has Won My Heart: Literary Visitors to the Tuscan Capital, 1750-1950

From the heyday of the Grand Tour to the arrival of railways and air travel writers have been drawn to Florence, a beautiful city with a unique history of art, culture and cruelty, the home of Leonardo da Vinci and Machiavelli. In recording their experiences they have left a wealth of writing which is explored in this book. This fascinating account of visitors to Florence focuses above all on the Anglo-American love affair with this extraordinary city…’ (Edward Chaney, author of Florence: a...