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A Traveller in Italy by: H.V. Morton List Price: £10.99 City Travel Guides Price: £7.69 You Save: £3.30 (30%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 910 EAN: 9780413754301 ISBN: 0413754308 Label: Methuen Publishing Ltd Manufacturer: Methuen Publishing Ltd Number Of Pages: 636 Publication Date: October 05, 2006 Publisher: Methuen Publishing Ltd Studio: Methuen Publishing Ltd Sales Rank: 14113 Related Items:
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 Rating: - In the Steps of H.V. MortonIn Italy, I have often cast a pitying eye on the uninspired faces of people in large tour groups. You have, no doubt, seen them yourself, as they mindlessly follow a leader who is holding some ridiculous object aloft on a stick and frequently supplying dubious anecdotal information selected to entertain rather than enlighten. Anyone in such a group with a zeal to know more about the scenic, historical, architectural, and artistic miracle that the world calls Italy would do well to obtain a copy of one of Morton’s books on Italy. But bring along a copy of a traditional guide as well, since Morton’s books will not direct you to the best hotels, restaurants, and places to shop; rather, they tend to be journals of travel experiences ... Read More: Rating: - An absolute gemHV Morton's "Traveller in Italy" is the perfect antidote to the sparse and unimaginative text of your average Lonely Planet or Lets Go guidebook (they're invaluable for other things though) as his narrative easily blends travelogue with history in an engaging manner that almost makes you believe he is by your side when you see the d'Este stronghold in Ferrara, the "Cat" statue in Padua or when for the first time like in some eastern dream that you see St Mark's in Venezia. Invaluable - I just wish I had purchased Morton's guide to Rome as well...elegant, considered prose that put alot of contemporary travel writing to shame. |
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