Untrodden Peaks and Unfrequented Valleys
Gelesen von Sibella Denton
Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards
(4,357 Sterne; 7 Bewertungen)
Amelia B. Edwards wrote this historical travelogue in in 1873. The book describes her travels through a relatively un-visited area in the South Tyrol district of Italy. The Dolomites are a part of that most famous of mountain chains, the Alps.
In this book, the Writer and her friend and companion, L., travel from Southern Italy, having over-wintered there, to visit the Dolomite district. Her chatty style, dry sense of humor, accuracy of facts, and sympathy for humanity set her works apart. The slice of Victorian British life presented is quite captivating. (8 hr 30 min)
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What a horrible woman Amelia Edwards is
Timothy Ferguson
(4 Sterne)
I find her personality fascinating, because she's a window into the Victorian mindset, where it seems perfectly fair to carve strips off rural Italians for not knowing how to serve teea. At least this time she doesn't wonder why people are so upset her friend almost shot a child ("A Thousand Miles Up The Nile"). Well read.
well read. pleasant voice. Enjoyed the description through her a
(4,5 Sterne)