Hester Piozzi's 1789 Observations is an entertaining title, with a
conversational, present-tense style that makes it stand out from
other (largely male) travel writing of the period. Extremely
well-educated and accustomed to society and activity, Hester was
stifled in her first marriage to brewer Henry Thrale. A close
friend of Samuel Johnson, she collaborated with him on several
works, but also found herself increasingly called upon to nurse him
as he became ill. Her second marriage to Italian musician Gabriel
Mario Piozzi in 1784 was therefore extremely liberating. The
European travels recounted in these volumes were an escape,
allowing Hester to develop her own literary tone. This first volume
recounts the beginnings of their travels through France and Italy,
and Hester's enjoyment of her experiences shows through clearly in
the liveliness of her writing. For more information on this author,
see http: //orlando.cambridge.org/public/svPeople?person_id=piozh
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