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Travels Through France And Italy

Travels Through France And Italy

Smollett, Tobias George

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Travel WritingFranceItaly

ISBN10: 1162714581
ISBN13: 9781162714585
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 302
Weight: 1.15
Height: 0.63 Width: 7.50 Depth: 9.25
Language: English
Travels Through France and Italy is a travelogue written by Tobias Smollett, a Scottish author, in 1766. The book is a detailed account of Smollett's journey through France and Italy, which he undertook in 1763-64. The book is divided into two parts, with the first part covering Smollett's travels through France and the second part covering his travels through Italy. Smollett's writing is characterized by his wit, humor, and sharp observations of the people and places he encountered on his journey. In France, Smollett visited Paris, Versailles, Lyon, Marseille, and other cities, and he provides vivid descriptions of the architecture, art, culture, and customs of the French people. He also comments on the political and social conditions of France at the time, including the corruption of the court and the poverty of the common people. In Italy, Smollett traveled to Rome, Naples, Florence, and Venice, among other places. He describes the art, architecture, and history of these cities in great detail, and he provides insightful commentary on the customs and beliefs of the Italian people. He also discusses the political and religious conflicts that were prevalent in Italy at the time, including the conflict between the Papacy and the Italian states. Overall, Travels Through France and Italy is a fascinating and entertaining account of one man's journey through two of the most culturally rich and historically significant countries in Europe. Smollett's writing is engaging and informative, and his observations provide valuable insights into the social, political, and cultural conditions of France and Italy in the mid-18th century.The burghers here, as in other places, consist of merchants, shop-keepers, and artisans. Some of the merchants have got fortunes, by fitting out privateers during the war. A great many single ships were taken from the English, notwithstanding the good look-out of our cruisers, who were so alert, that the privateers from this coast were often taken in four hours after they sailed from the French harbour; and there is hardly a captain of an armateur in Boulogne, who has not been prisoner in England five or six times in the course of the war. They were fitted out at a very small expence, and used to run over in the night to the coast of England, where they hovered as English fishing smacks, until they kidnapped some coaster, with which they made the best of their way across the Channel.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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