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A Ramble in Malta and Sicily, in the Autumn of 1841 (Paperback)
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A Ramble in Malta and Sicily, in the Autumn of 1841 (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Europe
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In the autumn of 1841, George French Angas (1822 86) abandoned his
conventional career in the City of London for a life of art, travel
and zoology. Inspired by a childhood fascination with natural
history, his accounts blend detailed antiquarian descriptions of
temples and palaces with picturesque notes on livestock and
wildlife. Published in 1842, this work was the first of Angas'
books to charm the British reading public, and its success launched
his new career as a prolific chronicler and illustrator of foreign
lands. Opening with the journey to Malta, Angas begins his tour in
Valetta, taking in the forts of St Elmo and St Angelo and various
tapestries and paintings en route. In Sicily, he continues to
document Mediterranean culture, making also an ascent of Mount
Etna. Illustrated with fourteen engravings, this book displays the
charm and diversity that defines the best nineteenth-century travel
writing.
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