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Edith Wharton born Edith Newbold Jones; January 24, 1862 - August 11, 1937) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, short story writer, and designer. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1927, 1928 and 1930. Wharton combined her insider's view of America's... Read Full Overview

Italian Backgrounds is a collection of essays written by the renowned American author Edith Wharton in 1905. The book provides a detailed account of Wharton's travels throughout Italy and her observations of the country's culture, art, and history. The essays explore various... Read Full Overview

Travelogues Collection offers readers a unique glimpse into the diverse landscape, culture and wildlife of the world from the perspective of late 19th and early 20th century esteemed travelers. From the exotic islands of Fiji to the lush jungles of Africa to the bustling streets... Read Full Overview

Reprint of Edith Wharton's classic "Italian Backgrounds".

To the mind curious in contrasts-surely one of the chief pleasures of travel- there can be no better preparation for a descent into Italy than a sojourn among the upper Swiss valleys. To pass from the region of the obviously picturesque-the country contrived, it would seem, for... Read Full Overview

To the mind curious in contrasts-surely one of the chief pleasures of travel- there can be no better preparation for a descent into Italy than a sojourn among the upper Swiss valleys. To pass from the region of the obviously picturesque-the country contrived, it would seem, for... Read Full Overview

To the mind curious in contrasts-surely one of the chief pleasures of travel- there can be no better preparation for a descent into Italy than a sojourn among the upper Swiss valleys. To pass from the region of the obviously picturesque-the country contrived, it would seem, for... Read Full Overview

To the mind curious in contrasts-surely one of the chief pleasures of travel- there can be no better preparation for a descent into Italy than a sojourn among the upper Swiss valleys. To pass from the region of the obviously picturesque-the country contrived, it would seem, for... Read Full Overview

To the mind curious in contrasts-surely one of the chief pleasures of travel- there can be no better preparation for a descent into Italy than a sojourn among the upper Swiss valleys. To pass from the region of the obviously picturesque-the country contrived, it would seem, for... Read Full Overview

To the mind curious in contrasts-surely one of the chief pleasures of travel- there can be no better preparation for a descent into Italy than a sojourn among the upper Swiss valleys. To pass from the region of the obviously picturesque-the country contrived, it would seem, for... Read Full Overview

Nowhere is this contrast more acutely felt than in one of the upper Grisons villages.The anecdotic Switzerland of the lakes is too remote from Italy, geographically and morally, to evoke a comparison. The toy chalet, with its air of self-conscious neatness, making onefeel that... Read Full Overview

To the mind curious in contrasts-surely one of the chief pleasures of travel-there can be no better preparation for a descent into Italy than a sojourn among the upper Swiss valleys. To pass from the region of the obviously picturesque-the country contrived, it would seem, for... Read Full Overview