Rambles in Germany and Italy

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Author

Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851

Title

Rambles in Germany and Italy in 1840, 1842, and 1843, vol. 1 of 2

Original Publication

United Kingdom: Edward Moxon, 1844.

Credits

Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)

Language

English

LoC Class

PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

Subject

Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851 -- Travel -- Germany

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 74280

Release Date

August 20, 2024

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.RAMBLES IN GERMANY AND ITALY, IN 1840, 1842, AND 1843.
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.CONTENTS.
4. 4.PART I.—1840. — LETTER I. Project for spending the Summer on the Banks of the Lake of Como.—Fine Spring.—Stormy Weather.—Passage from Dover to Calais.—The Diligence.—Paris.—Plan of our Route. — LETTER II. Journey to Metz.—A Day spent at Metz.—Proceed to Trèves.—Enter Prussia.—Trèves.—Voyage down the Moselle.—Slow Steamboat up the Rhine to Mayence.—Railroad to Franckfort. — LETTER III. Darmstadt.—Heidelberg.—Carlsruhe.—Baden-Baden. — LETTER IV. Offenberg.—Ettenheim.—Freyberg.—The Höllenthal—The Black Forest.—Arrive at Schaffhausen. — LETTER V. The Rhine.—Zurich.—Journey to Coire.—Via Mala.—The Splugen.—Chiavenna.—Colico.—The Steamboat on the Lake of Como to Cadenabbia. — LETTER VI. Albergo Grande della Cadenabbia.—The Brothers Brentani.—The view from our windows.—The Madman.—Arrival of the boat. — LETTER VII. Excursions on the Lake.—Manzoni’s Ode of “Cinque Maggio.” — LETTER VIII. Voyage to Como.—The Opera.—Walk towards Menaggio. — LETTER IX. Italian Poetry.—Italian Master.—The Country People.—The Fulcino.—Grand Festa.—Adieu to Cadenabbia. — LETTER X. Voyage to Lecco.—Bergamo.—The Opera of “Mosè.”—Milan. — LETTER XI. Non-arrival of a Letter.—Departure of my Friends.—Solitude.—The Duomo.—Table d’Hôte.—Austrian Government. — LETTER XII. Departure from Milan.—Journey across the Simplon.—Lake of Geneva.—Lyons.—Steamboat to Chalons.—Diligence to Paris.—History of the eventful Journey across Mont St. Gothard. — PART II.—1842–1843. — LETTER I. Steam Voyage to Amsterdam.—Rubens’ Picture of the Descent from the Cross.—Various Misadventures.—Liege.—Cologne.—Coblentz.—Mayence.—Francfort. — LETTER II. Journey to Kissingen.—Taking Lodgings.—The Public Gardens. — LETTER III. Kissingen.—The Cur .—The Table d’Hôte.—The Walks.—German Master.—Bathing. — LETTER IV. Medical Treatment.—Amusements.—German Master.—Broklet.—Preparations for Departure. — LETTER V. Leave Kissingen.—Baths of Brukenau.—Fulda.—Eisenach.—Castle of Wartburg.—Gotha.—Erfurt.—Weimar.—The Elster.—Leipsig. — LETTER VI. Railroad to Berlin.—Unter-den-Linden.—Gallery.—Palace.—Museum.—Opera.—Iron-Foundry. — LETTER VII. Arrival at Dresden.—Rabenau.—Gallery of Dresden.—Madonna di San Sisto.—Pictures of Correggio. — LETTER VIII. Rabenau.—The Gallery.—The Terrace of Brühl.—The Grosse Garten.—The great Heat. — LETTER IX. The Green Vaults.—Collection of Porcelain.—Der Freischütz.—The great Drought.—Preparations for Departure. — LETTER X. The Saxon Switzerland. — LETTER XI. Baths of Töplitz.—Lobositz.—Arrival at Prague.

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