Portraits of places
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Bibliographic Information
Portraits of places
(Cambridge library collection, . History)
Cambridge University Press, 2009
- : pbk
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
"This digitally printed version 2009"--T.p. verso
Facsim. of ed. published: London : Macmillan, 1883
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Written by Henry James, Portraits of Places is a record of the author's reminiscences of his travels in Italy, France, and England during 1876-1882. Beginning in Venice, James takes the reader on a journey through Italy to France (Paris, Rheims, Normandy and the Pyrenees) and England (London, Warwickshire). His finely crafted word-portraits vividly evoke the less-frequented monuments of Europe, the abbeys and castles, events and festivals, and the scenic beauty of London at different times of the year. Also included are sketches of four scenic locales in North America: Saratoga, Newport, Quebec, and Niagara. Portraits of Places is a vintage work by a famous literary figure that memorably captures scenes of cultural and historical beauty on both sides of the Atlantic, as observed by an American traveller over a period of six years.
Table of Contents
- Note to the English edition
- 1. Venice
- 2. Italy revisited
- 3. Occasional Paris
- 4. Rheims and Laon
- 5. Chartres
- 6. Rouen
- 7. Etretat
- 8. From Normandy to the Pyrenees
- 9. An English Easter
- 10. London at midsummer
- 11. Two excursions
- 12. In Warwickshire
- 13. Abbeys and castles
- 14. English vignettes
- 15. An English new year
- 16. An English winter watering-place
- 17. Saratoga
- 18. Newport
- 19. Quebec
- 20 Niagara.
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