A Traveller In Italy - Softcover

Morton, H.v.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0306810786 ISBN 13: 9780306810787

Publisher: Da Capo Press, 2002

Synopsis

The Tuscan landscape, writes H. V. Morton, "is embroidered everywhere by human living, and there is scarcely a hill, a stream, a grove of trees, without its story of God, of love or death." Morton's stories and observations of Tuscany, Lombardy, Emilia, and Veneto, whether relating to the fantastic reconstruction of the La Scala opera house or the superstitious lovers at Juliet's Tomb, make his style as engaging as the landscape and people he evokes.

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Review:

* "An ideal companion on an infinite number of holidays." The Guardian * "All comes to life under the sunny enthusiasm of the author, and one closes the book as though returning from a long holiday in northern Italy." Country Life * "One of the world's great travel writers." The Times * "The much-loved master of his genre, often imitated but never matched. His books are genuine classics." Jan Morris *

About the Author:

Henry Vollam Morton was born in 1892 near Manchester, England. He became an international celebrity by scooping the world's press in the sensational discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb in the early 1920s. His newfound fame subsequently led to a series of extraordinarily popular vignettes on English city and country life, which went on to sell millions of copies worldwide. He died in South Africa in 1979 at the age of eighty-six.

About this edition

• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0306810786
• ISBN 13: 9780306810787
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 648