Tobias Smollett

Travels through France and Italy (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

After suffering the loss of his only child, 15-year-old Elizabeth, in April of 1763, Smollett left England in June of that year. Together with his wife, he traveled across France to Nice. In the autumn of the next year, he visited Genoa, Rome, Florence and other towns of Italy. After staying in Nice for the winter he returned to London by June 1765. Travels through France and Italy is his account of this journey.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Booklassic
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789635248919
• Artikelnr.: 43972386

Autorenporträt

Tobias Smollett (1721-71) was a Scottish author best known for his novels, The Adventures of Roderick Random and The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, following which he became a major literary figure associated with the likes of David Garrick, Laurence Sterne, Charles Dickens and Samuel Johnson. In 1755 he published the standard translation of Cervantes' Don Quixote and in 1756, he became editor of The Critical Review. His first major non-fiction work was A Complete History of England.