Premium Members Get 10% Off and Earn Rewards Find Out More
Travels in Italy, between the Years 1792 and 1798, Containing a View of the Late Revolutions in that Country: Also a Supplement, Comprising Instructions for Travelling in France
Mariana Starke (c.1762–1838) published this work in 1802, launching her career as a travel writer. Volume 2 contains nine beautifully written letters which evaluate the cultural attractions of the cities of Rome, Naples, Pompeii, Florence, Bologna, and Venice and the cities' surrounding countryside. The guide gives detailed information on the climate, dialects, population, geography and medical facilities of each city. A supplement offers advice on visiting the major cities of France and using the main transport links between them. The work quickly became popular as it took into account the increasing trend for less affluent families to travel abroad. Starke offers a wealth of advice on affordable food, accommodation, transport and entertainment; her famous rating system, employing exclamation marks to signify the quality of a cultural site, was the precursor of the modern-day system of star-rating. It is a classic of nineteenth-century travel writing.
1102008284
Travels in Italy, between the Years 1792 and 1798, Containing a View of the Late Revolutions in that Country: Also a Supplement, Comprising Instructions for Travelling in France
Mariana Starke (c.1762–1838) published this work in 1802, launching her career as a travel writer. Volume 2 contains nine beautifully written letters which evaluate the cultural attractions of the cities of Rome, Naples, Pompeii, Florence, Bologna, and Venice and the cities' surrounding countryside. The guide gives detailed information on the climate, dialects, population, geography and medical facilities of each city. A supplement offers advice on visiting the major cities of France and using the main transport links between them. The work quickly became popular as it took into account the increasing trend for less affluent families to travel abroad. Starke offers a wealth of advice on affordable food, accommodation, transport and entertainment; her famous rating system, employing exclamation marks to signify the quality of a cultural site, was the precursor of the modern-day system of star-rating. It is a classic of nineteenth-century travel writing.
53.99 In Stock
Travels in Italy, between the Years 1792 and 1798, Containing a View of the Late Revolutions in that Country: Also a Supplement, Comprising Instructions for Travelling in France

Travels in Italy, between the Years 1792 and 1798, Containing a View of the Late Revolutions in that Country: Also a Supplement, Comprising Instructions for Travelling in France

by Mariana Starke
Travels in Italy, between the Years 1792 and 1798, Containing a View of the Late Revolutions in that Country: Also a Supplement, Comprising Instructions for Travelling in France

Travels in Italy, between the Years 1792 and 1798, Containing a View of the Late Revolutions in that Country: Also a Supplement, Comprising Instructions for Travelling in France

by Mariana Starke

Overview

Mariana Starke (c.1762–1838) published this work in 1802, launching her career as a travel writer. Volume 2 contains nine beautifully written letters which evaluate the cultural attractions of the cities of Rome, Naples, Pompeii, Florence, Bologna, and Venice and the cities' surrounding countryside. The guide gives detailed information on the climate, dialects, population, geography and medical facilities of each city. A supplement offers advice on visiting the major cities of France and using the main transport links between them. The work quickly became popular as it took into account the increasing trend for less affluent families to travel abroad. Starke offers a wealth of advice on affordable food, accommodation, transport and entertainment; her famous rating system, employing exclamation marks to signify the quality of a cultural site, was the precursor of the modern-day system of star-rating. It is a classic of nineteenth-century travel writing.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781108018944
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 09/09/2010
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Europe
Pages: 470
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.20(d)

Table of Contents

17. Piazza di S. Pietro; 18. Excursion to Tivoli; 19. Account of the country between Rome and Naples; 20. Naples; 21. Environs of Naples; 22. Excursion to Baia; 23. Journey from Rome through Perugia to Florence; 24. Journey from Florence to Dresden; 25. Dresden; Appendix; Notes; Supplement to the Appendix.
From the B&N Reads Blog
Page 1 of

Customer Reviews