While serving as American consul at Venice, the young Howells travelled about Italy with his wife. He describes the long road to Rome by Padua, Ferrara, Bologna and Florence, and later excursions south to Naples and among the cities of the north, with portraits of fellow travellers, innkeepers and guides, and reflections on the history he passes.
Witty, observant travel writing from the future dean of American letters. Download the free EPUB.