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A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy
Contributor(s): Sterne, Laurence (Author)
ISBN: 1494838931     ISBN-13: 9781494838935
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
OUR PRICE:   $7.79  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: December 2013
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Reference
- History
- Travel | Europe - France
Dewey: 823.6
Physical Information: 0.18" H x 6" W x 9" (0.28 lbs) 86 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - French
 
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Publisher Description:
This autobiographical acount by Sterne of his amorous progress through France and Northern Italy is surely one of the most delightful books ever written. Composed as he lay dying of tuberculosis, the book nonetheless encaptures the author's renowned zest for life as well as the libertine spirit of the age in which he lived. The journey down through France to Northern Italy is the perfect vehicle for an excursion into the nature of human sensibility, and from the moment that this cultured Anglo-Irish cleric sets foot in Calais, the reader is treated to a seies of exquisite encounters with the fairer sex. Rarely has an author transmitted so well his understanding of the psychological complexity of women, or the pleasure he takes in their company. Engaging, perceptive and witty, this is a book which cannot fail to leave an imprint on the imagination.