Letters from the Continent, 1819-1820.

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Brydges, Egerton, Sir, 1762-1837. Letters from the Continent, 1819-1820.

Letters from the Continent, 1819-1820.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702178136

Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of 20 original letters in which the author describes his travels through France and Italy and provides a commentary on the political and cultural history, especially of literature, of these countries. He narrates the history of the House of Savoy; the history of the counts of Geneva; the decline and termination of the kingdom of Burgundy, with biographical information on Jean Muller and Paul-Henri Mallet, authors of a history of Burgundy; and the history of the ruling families of Milan between the 13th and 16th centuries. Elsewhere, he describes the scenery of Savoy; the baths of St. Gervais; and his passage through the Simplon. The letters are frequently annotated with bibliographic information, are primarily addressed to John Warwick, Brydges's printer at Lee Priory, and contain occasional references to the author's publisher and to the letters' purpose as a "guide" for the reader.

1 v. (39 p.) ; various sizes.

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