Download or read book A Wanderer in Florence Classic Reprint written by E. V. Lucas and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-04 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Wanderer in Florence I have to thank very heartily a good English Florentine for the construction Of the historical chart at the end of the volume. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book A Wanderer in Florence written by Edward Verrall Lucas and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-08-14 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Wanderer in Florence by Edward Verrall Lucas CHAPTER I The Duomo I: Its Construction The City of the Miracle-The Marble Companions-Twilight andImmensity-Arnolfo di Cambio-Dante's seat-Ruskin's "Shepherd"-Giottothe various-Giotto's fun-The indomitable Brunelleschi-Makers ofFlorence-The present façade. All visitors to Florence make first for the Duomo. Let us do the same. The real name of the Duomo is the Cathedral of S. Maria del Fiore, or St. Mary of the Flowers, the flower being the Florentine lily. Florence herself is called the City of Flowers, and that, in the spring and summer, is a happy enough description. But in the winter it fails. A name appropriate to all the seasons would be the City of the Miracle, the miracle being the Renaissance. For though all over Italy traces of the miracle are apparent, Florence was its very home and still can point to the greatest number of its achievements. Giotto (at the beginning of this quickening movement) may at Assisi have been more inspired as a painter; but here is his campanile and here are his S. Maria Novella and S. Croce frescoes. Fra Angelico and Donatello (in the midst of it) were never more inspired than here, where they worked and died. Michelangelo (at the end of it) may be more surprising in the Vatican; but here are his wonderful Medici tombs. How it came about that between the years 1300 and 1500 Italian soil-and chiefly Tuscan soil-threw up such masters, not only with the will and spirit to do what they did but with the power too, no one will ever be able to explain. But there it is. In the history of the world two centuries were suddenly given mysteriously to the activities of Italian men of humane genius and as suddenly the Divine gift was withdrawn. And to see the very flower of these two centuries it is to Florence we must go. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
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Download or read book The Wanderer Classic Reprint written by Henry Lane Eno and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-25 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Wanderer And though his own land seemed unlovely, bare Of all those splendours from far ancient times Which lay upon the Old World like a dream Rude castle wall, quaint ruin-bordered stream. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book A Wanderer in Florence written by E. V. Lucas and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-16 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Wanderer in Florence A sentence from a "Synthetical Guide-book" which is circulated in the Florentine hotels will express what I want to say, at the threshold of this volume, much better than could any unaided words of mine. It runs thus : "The natural kindness, the high spirit, of the Florentine people, the wonderful masterpieces of art created by her great men, who in every age have stood in the front of art and science, rivalize with the gentle smile of her splendid sky to render Florence one of the finest towns of beautiful Italy." These words, written, I feel sure, by a Florentine, and therefore "inspirated" (as he says elsewhere) by a patriotic feeling, are true, and it is my hope that the pages that follow will at once fortify their truth and lead others to test it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Wanderer Vol 2 Classic Reprint written by Charles Robert Maturin and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-04 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Wanderer, Vol. 2 Yes, - yes, I answered eagerly. The paper was instantly thrust into my hands, and I heard a sound of steps retreating rapidly. I lost not a moment in reading the few words it contained. Be here to morrow evening at the same hour. I have suffered much on your account, - destroy this. It was the hand of my brother Juan, that hand so well remem bered from our late eventful correspondence, - that hand whose traces I never beheld without feeling corresponding characters of hope and confidence re traced in my soul, as lines before invisible appear on exposure to the heat that seems to vivify them. I am surprised that between this and the following evening my agitation did not betray me to the com munity. But perhaps it is only agitation arising from frivolous causes, that vents itself in external indications, - I was absorbed in mine. It is certain, at least, that my mind was all that day vacillating like a clock that struck every minute the alternate sounds, There is hope, - there is no hope. The day, - the eternal day, was at last over.. Evening came on; how I watched the advancing shades! At vespers, with what delight did I trace the gradual mellowing of the gold and purple tinges that gleamed through the great eastern window, and cal culated that their western decline, though slower. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Wanderer written by James A. Maitland and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-08 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Wanderer: A Tale of Life's Vicissitudes The title of the following story, in a great measure explains itself: therefore but few words will be necessary by way of preface. "The fewer the better," I fancy I hear the reader exclaim, for I believe there is truth in the assertion, that few persons read a preface, and the few who do read it think it a bore; but it has, like many other disagreeable things, become a necessary evil. I shall therefore merely observe, that in tracing the career, not only of the hero of my story, but that of every character that figures therein. I have fixed my thoughts on a living model, and have followed the original as closely as it has been possible for me to follow it, and at the same time weave from a ma3s of facts a continuous story, and develop a pre-arranged plot. My story is no less fact, because it has assumed the form of fiction. Readers now-a-days look into fiction for fact. Now-a-days, do I say! Ought I not rather to say. that fiction has always been employed to exemplify fact! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Florence Stories Classic Reprint written by Jacob Abbott and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-19 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Florence Stories The Florence Stories was written by Jacob Abbott in 1862. This is a 247 page book, containing 51268 words and 3 pictures. Search Inside is enabled for this title. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Florence Stories written by Jacob Abbott and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-25 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Florence Stories: Florence and John In the Clerk'l 0600 of the District Court of the United sum. For tho Southern District of New York. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Florence Or the Aspirant Vol 2 of 3 written by Mrs. Robertson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-05 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Florence, or the Aspirant, Vol. 2 of 3: A Novel But Mrs Stanhope's was a new case, and accustomed as he was to scan all his actions With the severity'bf an 1nqms1t0r, he began to question the propriety of his caring so much for heretical strangers, especially as they stood in no actual need of his succouring and cherish ing aid. However, those scruples were soon conquered, ' by the conviction that he was one of those to whofn'an lespecial and paramount delegation was given; and moreover, could he be justified in not seconding te 'the utmost'of his power the evident desire of the young lady for' at least being correctlyinformed? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Wanderer Vol 1 of 5 written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-09 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Wanderer, Vol. 1 of 5: Or, Female Difficulties With what grateful delight do I cast, now, at the same revered feet where I prostrated that first essay, this, my latest attempt! Your name I did not dare then pronounce; and myself I believed to be "wrapt up in a mantle of impenetrable obscurity." Little did I foresee the indulgence that would bring me forward! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Mysterious Wanderer Vol 2 of 3 written by Sophia Reeve and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-29 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. 2 of 3: A Novel The east-indian received him with a constrained civility; Which, however, ceased on learning the purport of his visit: and, in answer to Sir Henry's de mand, if his sister were there? He haugh tily replied, 'he was not answerable to any one for his conduct, nor would he be questioned like a school-boy, or dic tated to! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Mysterious Wanderer Vol 3 of 3 written by Sophia Reeve and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-10 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. 3 of 3: A Novel Prior to his marriage with my grandmother; he seduced the daughter of one of his tenants; and by her had. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book MYSTERIOUS WANDERER VOL 1 OF 3 written by Sophia Reeve and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-04 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. 1 of 3: A Novel My obligation to your Ladyship should it be consigned to obli vion - I shall ever, with gratitude, remember the honourl and favour. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Florence Or the Aspirant Vol 1 of 3 written by Mrs. Robertson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-11 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Florence, or the Aspirant, Vol. 1 of 3: A Novel Mother, are you sure we are right? Said a. Tall well-formed female, in an anxious under tone. Are you quite sure this is the place? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Maid of Florence Classic Reprint written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-10 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Maid of Florence Must drive away the meddling fiend who waits On unemployed hours. Our evil thoughts - Savola. Your evil thoughts, my child - you know not evil - Except a little self-will. But why now, While every maid in Florence, young and old, The fair and homely, noble and the mean - Adorns herself and eagerly awaits The eye of admiration, why should you Her fairest daughter, noble, young and rich, Thus hidden disappoint the longing eyes That watch for you alone? Bianca. But why to-day? This is no festival. What other cause May call them forth? Savola. It is a day of triumph. Our gallant army, by Colonna led, That youthful veteran, with conquest crowned Is entering now the gates: and every heart, That beats with love for Florence, now prepares To grace the triumph of the sons of Florence. Bianca. The sons of Florence! What have they achieved? Say, who has been the hero of the war? No son of Florence, but a foreign chief; The bold Colonna, with a hireling sword, Achieves the laurels of each stricken field; His mercenary band our strong defence, His glory the reproach of Florentines. Savola. You are unjust: although Colonna be The first in arms, yet have our native youth Played well their parts, and should partake his triumph Bianca. They merely did their duty. To have failed Had been dishonor. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Honor of Savelli written by S. Levett-Yeats and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-05-05 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Honor of Savelli: A Romance of Rome and Florence IN writing this book the Author has made no effort to point a moral; all that has been done is an attempt to catch the spirit of the true Romance, and to amuse. The book was partly written in the intervals of work in India, and was completed during the leisure allowed by furlough on medical certificate. In dealing with this period of Italian history, in which the story is set, the Author would say he has taken Dumas for his model, but hopes that he has worked out his scheme on original lines; and he has used, as far as possible, the language in which an Italian living in the beginning of the sixteenth century would express himself. At the time the book was written the Author had not read Mr. Stanley Weyman's brilliant novel, A Gentle man of France. Had he done so the style of the present book would doubtless have been much improved from the lessons taught by a master-hand. The Author, in bringing this to the notice of the reader, would humbly add that he is making no challenge to break a lance with so redoubted a knight as the creator of Gaston de Marsac. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
