Lawrence opens with the crucifixes of the Tyrol and settles on the shore of Lake Garda, where he watches an old spinner, monks in a garden, the lemon-houses, peasant dancers and a village troupe performing Hamlet. Out of these encounters he builds his ideas about northern and southern Europe and the coming of the machine age.
Lawrence’s first travel book, lyrical and opinionated, prized by readers of his novels. Download the free EPUB.