Traveling in Italy with Henry James

Description

James was a great travel writer as well as a great novelist. He visited Italy 14 times over a period of almost 40 years, his first visit in 1869 and his last in 1907 when he was 64 years old. This selection of his essays and correspondence is arranged by topographical subject and then chronologically to make an accessible and evocative companion for travellers and others. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.