Italian Journeys

Chapter 3 No.3

Word Count: 623 | Released on: 30/11/2017

sle of Elba. We woke in a quiet, sheltered little bay, whence we could only behold, not feel, the storm left far out upon the open sea. From this we turned our heavy eyes gladly to t

ink General -- himself would not have hesitated (except, perhaps, from a profound sentiment of regret for offering the violence) to attack them. Our port was full of frightened shipping-steamers, brigs, and schooners-of all sizes and nations

kfasted forward, and the second-cabin people came aft to our deck, while the English engineer (there are English enginee

te Italian that I thought them Tuscans, but they told me they were of Sicily, where their beautiful speech first had life. Let us hear what they talked of in their divine language,

le woman with gentle brown eyes, red, red lips, and

in all, by Diana!" sa

e Devil!" says

her young brother

handsome young fellow in civil dress, near

rling his heavy blond mustach

God! You we

never sea-sick.

lare they are glad of it, though why they

hat I might know how it feels. But no!" He turned the conversation, as if his disappointment were too sore to dwell upon; and hearing our English, he made out to let us know that he had been at N

Chapter End

Claim Your Bonus at the APP

Open

Italian Journeys

William Dean Howells Literature

“When Abraham Lincoln appointed William Dean Howells Consul to Venice, the young writer embarked on a journey that would leave an indelible impression on his life and work. Howells lived in Italy for four years, from 1861, during the pivotal and tumultuous period of Italian reunification. Italian Journeys, Howell's engrossing memoir of this time, describes his adventures across the country - from Genoa, a hotbed of nationalistic fervour and the city from which Garibaldi had led the Expedition of the Thousand only a year before; to the cultural and political powerhouse of Naples, which had only just become part of the Kingdom of Italy and from there to Rome, focus for the hopes of a fractured country. Travelling by land and sea, Howells was inspired at every turn - as much by the fevered events of the time as by the cultural and historical wealth of the country - and his beautifully-rendered portrait has become a classic of travel literature, essential for all those who, like him, have loved Italy.”