Author: | George Gissing | ISBN: | 9781411444713 |
Publisher: | Barnes & Noble | Publication: | March 8, 2011 |
Imprint: | Barnes & Noble | Language: | English |
Author: | George Gissing |
ISBN: | 9781411444713 |
Publisher: | Barnes & Noble |
Publication: | March 8, 2011 |
Imprint: | Barnes & Noble |
Language: | English |
English novelist George Gissing traveled to southern Italy to walk in the footsteps of ancient poets, monks, and generals. A deeply personal work, which reveals his love of books and history, this is a vivid account of the region’s poverty and hardship at the turn of the nineteenth century, as well as its glorious past.
English novelist George Gissing traveled to southern Italy to walk in the footsteps of ancient poets, monks, and generals. A deeply personal work, which reveals his love of books and history, this is a vivid account of the region’s poverty and hardship at the turn of the nineteenth century, as well as its glorious past.