Europe in the Looking-glass
Autor*in: Morris, Jan; Byron, Robert
Jahr: 2013
Sprache: Englisch
Umfang: 240 S.
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- A travel writing classic ready to be rediscovered, Europe in the Looking Glass describes, with a mixture of laugh-out-loud humour and perceptive commentary on art and architecture, how three rich young Englishmen cross pre-World-War-Two Europe in an old car. Best known as the author of The Road to Oxiana, published in 1937, Robert Byron developed his considerable writing skills on a travel book which has not been in print since 1926. Europe in the Looking Glass describes a journey Byron made with three friends, driving across Europe between two world wars, and mixes political and historical analysis with architectural insights, classical scholarship and the day-to-day adventures of three young and not very experienced travelers. For fans of Robert Byron’s work this will be a discovery; for others it will be an introduction. Turning a corner we suddenly found ourselves sliding down a precipice, tilted so far forward that it was necessary to hold ourselves back with our hands pressed against the dashboard, as half a dozen Apennine valleys beckoned invitingly belowÂ... Here [St Peter’s] Popes with black faces and golden crowns are wallowing twice life-size in the titanic folds of marble tablecloths, their ormolu fringes festooning upon the arms of graceful skeletons to disclose some Alice-in-Wonderland door or the grim hinges of some sepulchral grillÂ...
- Robert Byron (1905â€"1941) is considered one of the 20th century's greatest travel writers as well as a noted art critic and historian. Jan Morris is a historian and travel writer whose titles include Contact!: A Book of Encounters, the Travellers' Tales series, and The World: Travels 1950-2000.
Titelinformationen
Titel: Europe in the Looking-glass
Autor*in: Morris, Jan; Byron, Robert
Verlag: Perseus Book Group
ISBN: 9781780940717
Kategorie: Sachmedien & Ratgeber, Reise & Abenteuer
Format: ePub
Max. Ausleihdauer: 21 Tage