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Pencillings by the Way

by Nathaniel Parker Willis

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  1. 1Preface
  2. 2Letter I
  3. 3Letter II
  4. 4Letter III
  5. 5Letter IV
  6. 6Letter V — The Louvre — Americans in Paris — Politics, etc.
  7. 7Letter VI — Taglioni — French Stage, etc.
  8. 8Letter VII — Joachim Lelewel — Palais Royal — Pere la Chaise — Vers…
  9. 9Letter VIII — Dr. Bowring — American Artists — Brutal Amusement, etc.
  10. 10Letter IX — Malibran — Paris at Midnight — A Mob, etc.
  11. 11Letter X — Garden of the Tuileries — Fashionable Drives — French Om…
  12. 12Letter XI — Foyetiér — The Thracian Gladiator — Mademoiselle Mars —…
  13. 13Letter XII — Place Louis Xv…
  14. 14Letter XIII — The Gambling-Houses of Paris
  15. 15Letter XIV — The Garden of the Tuileries…
  16. 16Letter XV — Hopital des Invalides…
  17. 17Letter XVI — The Cholera — A Masque Ball — The Gay World — Mobs — V…
  18. 18Letter XVII — Legion of Honor…
  19. 19Letter XVIII — Cholera—universal Terror…
  20. 20Letter XIX — Morning View From the Rue Rivoli — The Bois de Boulogn…
  21. 21Letter XX — General Bertrand…
  22. 22Letter XXI — Departure From Paris — Desultory Remarks
  23. 23Letter XXII
  24. 24Letter XXIII — Passage Down the Saone…
  25. 25Letter XXIV — Departure From Lyons…
  26. 26Letter XXV — Influence of a Boatman…
  27. 27Letter XXVI — Shore of the Mediterranean…
  28. 28Letter XXVII — Florence — The Gallery — The Venus de Medicis — The…
  29. 29Letter XXVIII — The Pitti Palace…
  30. 30Letter XXIX — Excursion to Venice…
  31. 31Letter XXX — Excursion to Venice Continued…
  32. 32Letter XXXI — Venice—the Festa…
  33. 33Letter XXXII — Venice—scenes by Moonlight…
  34. 34Letter XXXIII — Palaces—palazzo Grimani…
  35. 35Letter XXXIV — Departure From Venice…
  36. 36Letter XXXV — Another Short Letter…
  37. 37Letter XXXVI — Baths of Lucca…
  38. 38Letter XXXVII — Return to Venice…
  39. 39Letter XXXVIII — Venice—church of the Jesuits…
  40. 40Letter XXXIX — Venice—san Marc’s Church…
  41. 41Letter XL — Excursion From Venice to Verona…
  42. 42Letter XLI — Journey to the Eternal City…
  43. 43Letter XLII — First Day in Rome…
  44. 44Letter XLIII — Tivoli—ruins of the Baths of Diocletian…
  45. 45Letter XLIV — Mass in the Sistine Chapel…
  46. 46Letter XLV — Rome—a Morning in the Studio of Thorwaldsen…
  47. 47Letter XLVI — Italian and American Skies…
  48. 48Letter XLVII — Florence…
  49. 49Letter XLVIII — Vallombrosa — Italian Oxen — Convent — Service in t…
  50. 50Letter XLIX — House of Michael Angelo…
  51. 51Letter L — Florence…
  52. 52Letter LI — Florentine Peculiarities…
  53. 53Letter LII — Sienna—poggiobonsi…
  54. 54Letter LIII — Montefiascone…
  55. 55Letter LIV — Appian Way…
  56. 56Letter LV — Rome—front of St…
  57. 57Letter LVI — Annual Dowries to Twelve Girls…
  58. 58Letter LVII — Summer Weather in March…
  59. 59Letter LVIII — Palm Sunday…
  60. 60Letter LIX — Sepulchre of Caius Cestius…
  61. 61Letter LX — Presentation at the Papal Court…
  62. 62Letter LXI — Vigils Over the Host…
  63. 63Letter LXII — Bologna — Malibran…
  64. 64Letter LXIII — A Melancholy Procession — Lago Maggiore — Isola Bell…
  65. 65Letter LXIV — Switzerland…
  66. 66Letter LXV — Lake Leman…
  67. 67Letter LXVI — Practical Bathos of Celebrated Places…
  68. 68Letter LXVII — Paris and London…
  69. 69Letter LXVIII — First View of London…
  70. 70Letter LXIX — The Literati of London
  71. 71Letter LXX — London—visit to a Race-Course…
  72. 72Letter LXXI — Dinner at Lady Blessington’s…
  73. 73Letter LXXII — The Italian Opera…
  74. 74Letter LXXIII — Breakfast With Barry Cornwall…
  75. 75Letter LXXIV — An Evening at Lady Blessington’s…
  76. 76Letter LXXV — London—the Poet Moore…

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