Paradise of exiles : Tuscany and the British / Olive Hamilton
1974, London : Deutsch. London : Deutsch. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 221 pages; Physical description. : 221 p. , [20] p. Of plates : ill. , maps, ports ; 24 cm. Notes: Includes index. Bibliography: p. 202-209. Includes index. Contents: How it all began -- Sir John Hawkwood and the mercenaries -- Antonio Bonvisi: Robert Dudley -- In search of Smollett at Livorno -- The grand tour and the Shelley circle -- Byron and his friends -- Walter Savage Landor -- Ouida -- The Brownings -- The Trollopes -- Queen Victoria -- D. H. Lawrence -- The Sitwells -- Henry Moore -- The floods of 1966. Illustrations include: Lawrence and Frieda in Italy -- Villa Mirenda -- The Lawrences' house at Lerici. Subject: Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert), 1885-1930 - Homes and haunts. British - Italy - Tuscany - History. British in Tuscany. Tuscany (Italy) - Description and travel. Tuscany (Italy) - History. Tuscany (Italy) - Biography. Britons - italy - tuscany - biographies Britons - biographies. Item #206615
ISBN: 0233965319
Price: €25.00