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Henry James On Italy (Selections From Italian Hours) (2nd Hand Hardback) | Campsie Books

Henry James On Italy (Selections From Italian Hours) (2nd Hand Hardback)

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SKU B002040
Synopsis

Italian Hours is a book of travel writing by Henry James first published in 1909. The book collected essays that James had written over nearly forty years about a country he knew and loved well.

James extensively revised and sometimes expanded the essays (2 new essays & a new introduction) to create a more consistent whole. 

This first 1988 edition is subtitled : Selections From Italian Hours and is a very personal account of the romantic country by one of literature's greatest writers : it is also one of the great documents of travel.

Essays include : Venice, A Roman Holiday, Siena (Early & Late) & Tuscan Cities . . . 12 essays in total.

Details
  • Format : Landscape, Fully Illustrated 2nd Hand Hardback with Dust Jacket
  • Condition : Very Good
  • Category : Non-Fiction - Europe
  • Published : 1909 (This Edition 1988 - Barrie & Jenkins / Weidenfeld & Nicolson - USA - "Selections" 1st Edition)
  • ISBN : 9781555842383
  • SKU : B002040
  • PPC : SP650gm
  • RRP : $24.95
  • Quantity Available : 1 only.

Full Colour & Illustrated with maps & paintings (including by Turner) of the period throughout. 223pp.

External Reviews

"A Beautiful Book. Great to read about Italy in the early 1900's." - Ebay Review.

The Author

Henry James OM was an American author. He is regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism and is considered by many to be among the greatest novelists in the English language.

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