"Observations and Reflections Made in the Course of a Journey through France, Italy, and Germany" by Hester Lynch Piozzi is a travel journal from the late 1700s, recounting the author's tour through Europe and dwelling on the remarkable city of Naples. The story documents Piozzi’s encounters with striking landscapes and ancient landmarks. The book starts as she gets to Naples during a fierce storm, and she describes the magnificent city and the Vesuvius volcano area. As she sees the people, customs, antiquities, and historical figures, she shows the beauty and wonder of the city to the audience through emotional language and personal thoughts about what she sees.
Observations and Reflections Made in the Course of a Journey through France, Italy, and Germany, Vol. 2 (of 2)
By Hester Lynch Piozzi
A traveler's dramatic arrival in a storm-swept city sparks a journey of discovery through captivating lands and historical wonders.
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About the AuthorHester Lynch Thrale Piozzi was a Welsh writer and socialite who was an important source on Samuel Johnson and 18th-century British life. She belonged to the prominent Salusbury family of Anglo-Welsh landowners, and married firstly a wealthy brewer, Henry Thrale, with whom she had 12 children, then a music teacher, Gabriel Mario Piozzi. Her Anecdotes of the Late Samuel Johnson (1786) and her diary Thraliana, published posthumously in 1942, are the main works for which she is remembered. She also wrote a popular history book, a travel book, and a dictionary. She has been seen as a protofeminist.
Hester Lynch Thrale Piozzi was a Welsh writer and socialite who was an important source on Samuel Johnson and 18th-century British life. She belonged to the prominent Salusbury family of Anglo-Welsh landowners, and married firstly a wealthy brewer, Henry Thrale, with whom she had 12 children, then a music teacher, Gabriel Mario Piozzi. Her Anecdotes of the Late Samuel Johnson (1786) and her diary Thraliana, published posthumously in 1942, are the main works for which she is remembered. She also wrote a popular history book, a travel book, and a dictionary. She has been seen as a protofeminist.
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