Rambles in Germany and Italy in 1840, 1842, and 1843, vol. 1 of 2
by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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- RAMBLES IN GERMANY AND ITALY, IN 1840, 1842, AND 1843.
- PREFACE.
- CONTENTS.
- PART I.—1840.
- LETTER I. Project for spending the Summer on the Banks of the Lake of Como.—Fine Spring.—Stormy Weather.—Passage from Dover to Calais.—The Diligence.—Paris.—Plan of our Route.
- LETTER II. Journey to Metz.—A Day spent at Metz.—Proceed to Trèves.—Enter Prussia.—Trèves.—Voyage down the Moselle.—Slow Steamboat up the Rhine to Mayence.—Railroad to Franckfort.
- LETTER III. Darmstadt.—Heidelberg.—Carlsruhe.—Baden-Baden.
- LETTER IV. Offenberg.—Ettenheim.—Freyberg.—The Höllenthal—The Black Forest.—Arrive at Schaffhausen.
- LETTER V. The Rhine.—Zurich.—Journey to Coire.—Via Mala.—The Splugen.—Chiavenna.—Colico.—The Steamboat on the Lake of Como to Cadenabbia.
- LETTER VI. Albergo Grande della Cadenabbia.—The Brothers Brentani.—The view from our windows.—The Madman.—Arrival of the boat.
- LETTER VII. Excursions on the Lake.—Manzoni’s Ode of “Cinque Maggio.”
- LETTER VIII. Voyage to Como.—The Opera.—Walk towards Menaggio.
- LETTER IX. Italian Poetry.—Italian Master.—The Country People.—The Fulcino.—Grand Festa.—Adieu to Cadenabbia.
- LETTER X. Voyage to Lecco.—Bergamo.—The Opera of “Mosè.”—Milan.
- LETTER XI. Non-arrival of a Letter.—Departure of my Friends.—Solitude.—The Duomo.—Table d’Hôte.—Austrian Government.
- LETTER XII. Departure from Milan.—Journey across the Simplon.—Lake of Geneva.—Lyons.—Steamboat to Chalons.—Diligence to Paris.—History of the eventful Journey across Mont St. Gothard.
- PART II.—1842–1843.
- LETTER I. Steam Voyage to Amsterdam.—Rubens’ Picture of the Descent from the Cross.—Various Misadventures.—Liege.—Cologne.—Coblentz.—Mayence.—Francfort.
- LETTER II. Journey to Kissingen.—Taking Lodgings.—The Public Gardens.
- LETTER III. Kissingen.—The Cur.—The Table d’Hôte.—The Walks.—German Master.—Bathing.
- LETTER IV. Medical Treatment.—Amusements.—German Master.—Broklet.—Preparations for Departure.
- LETTER V. Leave Kissingen.—Baths of Brukenau.—Fulda.—Eisenach.—Castle of Wartburg.—Gotha.—Erfurt.—Weimar.—The Elster.—Leipsig.
- LETTER VI. Railroad to Berlin.—Unter-den-Linden.—Gallery.—Palace.—Museum.—Opera.—Iron-Foundry.
- LETTER VII. Arrival at Dresden.—Rabenau.—Gallery of Dresden.—Madonna di San Sisto.—Pictures of Correggio.
- LETTER VIII. Rabenau.—The Gallery.—The Terrace of Brühl.—The Grosse Garten.—The great Heat.
- LETTER IX. The Green Vaults.—Collection of Porcelain.—Der Freischütz.—The great Drought.—Preparations for Departure.
- LETTER X. The Saxon Switzerland.
- LETTER XI. Baths of Töplitz.—Lobositz.—Arrival at Prague.
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