Portraits of places

Portraits of places

The following papers originally appeared in the Century, the Atlantic Monthly, the Galaxy Magazine, in that of Lippincott, and in the New York Tribune and The Nation. The four last chapters in the book, which were the earliest published, can now have (in some slight degree) only the value of history. The lapse of thirteen years will have brought many changes to Saratoga, Newport, Quebec, and Niagara. I. Venice II. Italy Revisited III. Occasional Paris IV. Rheims and Laon: A Little Tour V. Chartres VI. Rouen VII. Etretat VIII. From Normandy to the Pyrenees IX. An English Easter X. London at Midsummer XI. Two Excursions XII. In Warwickshire XIII. Abbeys and Castles XIV. English Vignettes XV. An English New Year XVI. An English Winter Watering-Place XVII. Saratoga XVIII. Newport XIX. Quebec XX. Niagara It is a great pleasure to write the word; but I am not sure there is not a certain impudence in pretending to add anything to it. Venice has been painted and described many thousands of times, and of all the cities of the world it is the easiest to visit without going there. Open the first book and you will find a rhapsody about it; step into the first picture-dealer's and you will find three or four high-coloured "views" of it. There is nothing more to be said about it. Every one has been there, and every one has brought back a collection of photographs. There is as little mystery about the Grand Canal as about our local thoroughfare; and the name of St. Mark is as familiar as the postman's ring. It is not forbidden, however, to speak of familiar things, and I believe that, for the true Venice-lover, Venice is always in order. There is nothing new to be said about it certainly, but the old is better than any novelty. It would be a sad day, indeed, when there should be something new to say. I write these lines with the full consciousness of having no information whatever to offer. I do not pretend to enlighten the reader; I pretend only to give a fillip to his memory; and I hold any writer sufficiently justified who is himself in love with his topic. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 68961
Author: James, Henry
Release Date: Sep 11, 2022
Format: eBook
Language: English
Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin and Company
Publication Date: 1883
Publisher Country: United States