Letters from Italy, Switzerland, and Germany

Virginia Carroll Pemberton

Publication Date: 1912

About this Item

This is Virginia Carroll Pemberton' annotated manuscript of her book "Letters from Italy, Switzerland, and Germany" published in 1912 --- The author was born in 1856 on the Carrollton Plantation in Warren County North Carolina, and lived through the Civil War and its aftermath, later marrying Walter Henry Pemberton and moving to Little Rock, Arkansas where she died on December 22, 1931 --- Given the author's background, the detailed observations from this member of the Daughters of the Confederacy yields keen insights into pre World War I Germany, Italy, and Austria. --------------- The book is considered a work of travel literature and has been recognized as culturally important. ----- Thus, this manuscript represents an even more important piece of cultural history. ------- the pages of the manuscript are both typed and/or handwritten -- the book is composed of a collection of letters she wrote to family and friends during her travels through these European countries. ---- The manuscript with its annotations and marginalia, offers a more robust account of her experiences and observations during her journey from a Southernern point of view. --------------------- The book's content includes descriptions of cities like Naples, Pompeii, and Rome , the landscapes and lakes of Switzerland, and the interplay of history and modernity in Germany. ------- Pemberton's letters aim to provide readers with a vivid and personal glimpse into her journey through these diverse European locations.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1750530583060

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Letters from Italy, Switzerland, and Germany
• Publication Date: 1912
• Binding: No Binding
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)