Overview
''When Dickens has described something you see it for the rest of your life'' George Orwell
In 1844, Charles Dickens took a break from novel writing to travel through Italy for almost a year, and Pictures from Italy is an illuminating account of his experiences there. He presents the country like a magic-lantern show, as vivid images ceaselessly appear before his - and his readers'' - eyes. Italy''s most famous sights are all to be found here - St Peter''s in Rome, Naples with Vesuvius smouldering in the background, the fairytale buildings and canals of Venice - but Dickens''s chronicle is not simply that of a tourist. Combining compelling travelogue with piercing social commentary, he portrays a nation of great contrasts: between grandiose buildings and squalid poverty, ancient monuments and everyday life, past and present.
Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Kate Flint
- | Author: Charles Dickens
- | Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- | Publication Date: Jan 29, 1998
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- | Binding: Paperback / softback
- | ISBN-13: 9780140434316
- | ISBN-10: 0140434313
