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John Cam Hobhouse's 1859 publication provides a detailed account of
his travels around Italy between 1816 and 1854. The two volumes
contain informative descriptions of the places, people and politics
of nineteenth-century Italy, and the reader will gain fascinating
insights into the close relationship between Hobhouse and Lord
Byron. Providing a mix of entertaining anecdotes and historical
information, the volumes explore 'a country now made accessible by
a few hours journey and familiar to us by every mode of
illustration', acquainting the Victorian traveller (and now the
modern reader) with the Italy 'of times long past'. Volume 1 begins
with Hobhouse's journey from Switzerland to Italy in 1816 and
records his impressions of cities including Milan, Verona, Venice
and Rome.
John Cam Hobhouse's 1859 publication provides a detailed account of
his travels around Italy between 1816 and 1854. The two volumes
contain informative descriptions of the places, people and politics
of nineteenth-century Italy, and the reader will gain fascinating
insights into the close relationship between Hobhouse and Lord
Byron. Providing a mix of entertaining anecdotes and historical
information, the volumes explore 'a country now made accessible by
a few hours journey and familiar to us by every mode of
illustration', acquainting the Victorian traveller (and now the
modern reader) with the Italy 'of times long past'. Volume 2
focuses mainly on the churches, monuments, temples and ruins of
Ancient Rome.
John Cam Hobhouse, later Lord Broughton (1786 1869), became a
friend of Byron when they were at Cambridge, and was frequently his
travelling companion. He first published an account of their
journey to Albania and Greece in 1814, and reissued this updated
and corrected two-volume version in 1855, after his retirement from
public life. (His memoirs are also reissued in the Cambridge
Library Collection.) In September 1809 Byron and Hobhouse were in
Malta, and took the opportunity of a passing ship to go to Preveza
in Epirus, making their way to the court of Ali Pasha, the 'tyrant
of Ioannina'. Travelling further into Greece, they arrived in
Athens, and then crossed to Asia Minor, where they had an audience
at Istanbul with Sultan Mahmud II. During this period, Byron was
writing Childe Harold's Pilgrimage: on its publication in 1812, as
he said, 'I awoke one morning and found myself famous'."
John Cam Hobhouse, later Lord Broughton (1786 1869), became a
friend of Byron when they were at Cambridge, and was frequently his
travelling companion. He first published an account of their
journey to Albania and Greece in 1814, and reissued this updated
and corrected two-volume version in 1855, after his retirement from
public life. (His memoirs are also reissued in the Cambridge
Library Collection.) In September 1809 Byron and Hobhouse were in
Malta, and took the opportunity of a passing ship to go to Preveza
in Epirus, making their way to the court of Ali Pasha, the 'tyrant
of Ioannina'. Volume 1 continues the account of travels through
Greece to Athens, and ends with a review of the modern Greek
language and its emerging literature. During their journey, Byron
was writing Childe Harold's Pilgrimage: on its publication in 1812,
as he said, 'I awoke one morning and found myself famous'."
John Cam Hobhouse, later Lord Broughton (1786 1869), became a
friend of Byron when they were at Cambridge, and was frequently his
travelling companion. He first published an account of their
journey to Albania and Greece in 1814, and reissued this updated
and corrected two-volume version in 1855, after his retirement from
public life. (His memoirs are also reissued in the Cambridge
Library Collection.) In September 1809 Byron and Hobhouse were in
Malta, and took the opportunity of a passing ship to go to Preveza
in Epirus, making their way to the court of Ali Pasha, the 'tyrant
of Ioannina'. Volume 2 takes the travellers from Smyrna in Asia
Minor and up the coast to Istanbul, where they had an audience with
Sultan Mahmud II. During their journey, Byron was writing Childe
Harold's Pilgrimage: on its publication in 1812, as he said, 'I
awoke one morning and found myself famous'."
John Cam Hobhouse, Baron Broughton (1786-1869), politician and
prolific memoirist, is today best remembered for his close
friendship with Lord Byron, and as the inventor of the phrase 'His
Majesty's Opposition'. He travelled extensively in Europe with
Byron, and acted both as his best man and as his executor after
Byron's early death in 1824. He began his political career as a
radical, but gradually moved to a much more conservative viewpoint.
This six-volume work is a revision of his 1865 privately printed
memoir, Some Account of a Long Life, expanded by his daughter from
his diaries and letters, and published in 1909-11. Volume 1
concerns his parentage, his meeting with Byron at Cambridge, and
their travels together. Hobhouse had literary ambitions, and
published accounts of their visits to Italy and to Albania, the
latter being particularly successful, as it covered a little known
area of Europe.
John Cam Hobhouse, Baron Broughton (1786-1869), politician and
prolific memoirist, is today best remembered for his close
friendship with Lord Byron, and as the inventor of the phrase 'His
Majesty's Opposition'. He travelled extensively in Europe with
Byron, and acted both as his best man and as his executor after
Byron's early death in 1824. He began his political career as a
radical, but gradually moved to a much more conservative viewpoint.
This six-volume work is a revision of his 1865 privately printed
memoir, Some Account of a Long Life, expanded by his daughter from
his diaries and letters, and published between 1909 and 1911.
Volume 2 includes further European travels, the radical Hobhouse's
imprisonment for breach of Parliamentary privilege, the death of
his hero Napoleon, and the failure of Byron's marriage. It also
provides information on the publication history of Byron's works.
John Cam Hobhouse, Baron Broughton (1786-1869), politician and
prolific memoirist, is today best remembered for his close
friendship with Lord Byron, and as the inventor of the phrase 'His
Majesty's Opposition'. He travelled extensively in Europe with
Byron, and acted both as his best man and as his executor after
Byron's early death in 1824. He began his political career as a
radical, but gradually moved to a much more conservative viewpoint.
This six-volume work is a revision of his 1865 privately printed
memoir, Some Account of a Long Life, expanded by his daughter from
his diaries and letters, and published between 1909 and 1911.
Volume 3 covers the period 1822-9, and includes the political
battle for Catholic emancipation, achieved in 1829. The appendix
includes Hobhouse's account of Byron's death, and the subsequent
destruction of Byron's memoirs by publisher John Murray, who
considered they would damage Byron's reputation.
John Cam Hobhouse, Baron Broughton (1786-1869), politician and
prolific memoirist, is today best remembered for his close
friendship with Lord Byron, and as the inventor of the phrase 'His
Majesty's Opposition'. He travelled extensively in Europe with
Byron, and acted both as his best man and as his executor after
Byron's early death in 1824. He began his political career as a
radical, but gradually moved to a much more conservative viewpoint.
This six-volume work is a revision of his 1865 privately printed
memoir, Some Account of a Long Life, expanded by his daughter from
his diaries and letters, and published between 1909 and 1911.
Volume 4 covers the period 1829-34, during which the death of
George IV and the passing of the 1832 Reform Bill were among the
most significant events. Hobhouse also recalls meeting William IV,
and being impressed by the young Princess Victoria.
John Cam Hobhouse, Baron Broughton (1786-1869), politician and
prolific memoirist, is today best remembered for his close
friendship with Lord Byron, and as the inventor of the phrase 'His
Majesty's Opposition'. He travelled extensively in Europe with
Byron, and acted both as his best man and as his executor after
Byron's early death in 1824. He began his political career as a
radical, but gradually moved to a much more conservative viewpoint.
This six-volume work is a revision of a 1865 privately printed
memoir, expanded by his daughter from his diaries and letters, and
published between 1909 and 1911. Volume 5 covers the period
1834-40, and includes the destruction by fire of the Palace of
Westminster, and the accession and marriage of Queen Victoria.
Hobhouse's wide acquaintance among the leading social and political
figures of the day makes his memoirs of enduring interest to
students of both history and literature.
John Cam Hobhouse, Baron Broughton (1786-1869), politician and
prolific memoirist, is today best remembered for his close
friendship with Lord Byron, and as the inventor of the phrase 'His
Majesty's Opposition'. He travelled extensively in Europe with
Byron, and acted both as his best man and as his executor after
Byron's early death in 1824. He began his political career as a
radical, but gradually moved to a much more conservative viewpoint.
This six-volume work is a revision of his 1865 privately printed
memoir, Some Account of a Long Life, expanded by his daughter from
his diaries and letters, and published between 1909 and 1911.
Volume 6 covers the period 1841-52, during which time Hobhouse
served in Lord John Russell's cabinet, and was raised to the
peerage on his retirement. Significant events recalled include the
Irish potato famine and the Great Exhibition of 1851.
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