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Travels through France and Italy
Tobias Smollett
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Description for Travels through France and Italy
Paperback. In 1763, Tobias Smollett set sail from Folkestone to Boulogne. He would not return to England for two years, during which time he travelled extensively through much of France and Italy. This title presents a revealing portrait of 18th century Europe at a time when Marie Antoinette had just become queen of all France. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DST; 3JF; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 328.
In 1763, Tobias Smollett set sail from Folkestone to Boulogne. He would not return to England for two years, during which time he travelled extensively - and in a notoriously ill-tempered fashion - through much of France and Italy. Smollett, seemed 'determined to be pleased with nothing' and was 'sardonic, satirical and decidedly gloomy'. In Paris, everything had 'shrunk' and was twice as expensive as his last visit. Versailles was a 'dismal habitation'. In Rome, he felt that Michelangelo's Last Judgement resembled a mob; his inn in San Remo was more miserable than the worst alehouse in England ... Read more
In 1763, Tobias Smollett set sail from Folkestone to Boulogne. He would not return to England for two years, during which time he travelled extensively - and in a notoriously ill-tempered fashion - through much of France and Italy. Smollett, seemed 'determined to be pleased with nothing' and was 'sardonic, satirical and decidedly gloomy'. In Paris, everything had 'shrunk' and was twice as expensive as his last visit. Versailles was a 'dismal habitation'. In Rome, he felt that Michelangelo's Last Judgement resembled a mob; his inn in San Remo was more miserable than the worst alehouse in England ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848853058
SKU
9781848853058
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About Tobias Smollett
Tobias Smollett (1721-1771) was a Scottish author best known for his novels, The Adventures of Roderick Random and The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, following which he became a major literary figure associated with the likes of David Garrick, Laurence Sterne, Charles Dickens and Samuel Johnson. In 1755 he published the standard translation of Cervantes' Don Quixote and in 1756, he ... Read more
Reviews for Travels through France and Italy
'Today, the French Riviera welcomes ten million visitors a year. Tobias Smollett was one of the first of them, and his Travels through France and Italy marked the beginning of the region's metamorphosis - from diversion to destination.' - Ted Jones; 'It is the work of a scholar, an observer of human nature, and a satirist of no ... Read more