Two Pilgrims' Progress from Fair Florence, to the Eternal City of Rome
Pennell, Joseph, 1857-1926Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019
Rating 3.3- Word count
- 186K words
- Chapters
- 19
Tags
English Originals Travel Human GeographyAdventure JourneyIllustrated GuideTravel GuideExotic CultureCultural ChangeFolk CustomsSummary
Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Two Pilgrims' Progress; from fair Florence, to the eternal city of Rome by Pennell et al.Author: Pennell, Joseph, 1857-1926,Language: English, Class: DG: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Italy, Vatican City, Malta, Release Date: Aug 31, 2015Editor's review
This book is a travel account co-authored by Joseph Pennell and others, recording a pilgrimage-like journey from Florence to Rome; it is a public-domain eBook from Project Gutenberg with English text. Pennell was himself an etcher and illustrator, and his travel writing often goes hand in hand with visual observation; his descriptions of Italian cities, roads, and scenery along the way carry the delicacy and personal perspective of late nineteenth-century travel literature. For Chinese readers its value lies in offering a first-hand narrative of a classic route through central Italy, usable as a sample of literary travel writing and readable alongside a modern guidebook to the same route, to sense how travel and observation have changed. It suits readers interested in Italian culture, travel literature, or the art of etching for casual reading. Note that this public-domain eBook has no modern notes or maps; geographical information must be verified separately.Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers who love travel literature and want to read about classic Italian routes
- Those interested in late nineteenth-century European travel and its observations
- Readers studying Pennell's etchings and literary career
- Travelers planning a trip through central Italy who want literary companion reading
Not a good fit for
- Tourists needing practical transport, accommodation, and up-to-date travel information
- Readers who prefer fast-paced plots or fiction
- Beginners intolerant of nineteenth-century English prose style
Reading tips
- Read with a map or modern guidebook to reconstruct the route from Florence to Rome.
- Note the author's visual descriptions of cities and scenery and appreciate the etcher's eye.
- Read in installments by stage of the journey, recording your impressions of the route after each.
- Read alongside other travel literature on the same route and compare perspectives.
About the publisher
Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971Project Gutenberg is a digital publishing project focused on public-domain ebooks. Its publishing direction centers on classic literary works whose copyright has expired, covering genres such as poetry, drama, fiction, and epic. Representative books include Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge, Proust's Du côté de chez Swann, Shakespeare's Macbeth and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Homer's The Iliad, Dante's La Divina Comèdia: Purgatòri, Cervantes's The History of Don Quixote, Volume 2, and Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. Its author resources consist mainly of classic Western writers such as Wordsworth, Proust, Shakespeare, Homer, Dante, Cervantes, Grahame, and Tolstoy. Its publishing feature is the provision of freely accessible ebooks in EPUB and Kindle formats; it is not a traditional publisher, and publicly available information is limited.
Contents
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FAQ
Can this book be used as an Italian travel guide?
No. It is a late nineteenth-century travel record without modern practical information such as transport, accommodation, or fares, and the geography and cityscapes have changed. It is better suited as literary companion reading, used together with a contemporary guidebook.What is the author Pennell's background?
Joseph Pennell was an etcher and illustrator who also wrote travel accounts. His travel texts often show a strong sense of visual observation; readers can note how he depicts architecture, street scenes, and landscapes, which relates to his training as an etcher.How difficult is the English, and is it suitable for non-native readers?
The book is late nineteenth-century English prose, with sentence patterns and vocabulary characteristic of the period; non-native readers may need to look up words and adjust to the style. Try the opening pages first, and continue if reading goes smoothly; annotated or bilingual editions can also help.This site is an index: you start “Search all sources” in your browser, and the entries it lists all point to third-party sites; please judge their availability yourself.
About the author
Pennell, Joseph, 1857-1926 AuthorJoseph Pennell (1857–1926) was an illustrator and printmaker active from the late nineteenth to the early twentieth century. Eleven of his works are held in this collection, spanning art history, book illustration and printmaking technique. He wrote a life of James McNeill Whistler and, with his wife, co-authored travel accounts such as Our Sentimental Journey through France and Italy and A Canterbury Pilgrimage. He also compiled The Illustration of Books and Modern Illustration, systematic discussions of illustrative art, and produced picture series recording the Panama Canal, American wartime work and the "wonder of work." His writing and drawing centre largely on printmaking, illustration and industrial construction, combining reportage with art criticism. Public information is limited, so biographical details are omitted here.