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Tag Archives: Italy
Dreams of Childhood
Quick Quotes 15. The following is taken from Thomas Rees’s Sixty Days in Europe and What We Saw There (1908): In childhood we live in the fancy of anticipation and we long for the time to come when we will … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Books, History, Inspiration, Quick Quotes, Travel
Tagged Childhood, Italy, Naples, Thomas Rees
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A Dream Come True
Creepy History 25. For the last couple of “Creepy History” articles we have been looking at the supernatural experiences of Bayard Taylor. They are merely a footnote in the life of this prolific traveller and adventurer, collected together in a … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, Books, Creepy History, History, Inspiration, Travel
Tagged Bayard Taylor, Clairvoyance, Florence, Hiram Powers, Italy
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Journals 10.4 – Loiterings in Europe by John Corson (Part 4)
This is the fourth part of my article on Corson’s journal. For the previous parts please see the entries posted on 4th, 11th and 18th January 2016. Corson was lucky enough to be in Rome for the inauguration of a … Continue reading
Journals 10.3 – Loiterings in Europe by John Corson (Part 3)
This is the third part of my article on Corson’s journal. For the previous parts please see the entries posted on 4th and 11th January 2016. Crossing back over to Europe, Corson visited the unfinished Cologne Cathedral. Work had halted … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, Books, History, Journals, Travel
Tagged Germany, Italy, John Corson, Rome, Switzerland
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Santa’s Helper and the Queen’s Christmas Gift (Christmas History 16)
Lady Harriet Julia Jephson was an artist and writer, who wrote about her travel experiences in Notes of a Nomad, published in 1918. The Great War hung heavy over her narrative, and she reflected upon her many acquaintances who had been … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Books, Christmas, Christmas History, History, Travel
Tagged Italy, Rome, World War I
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Christmas Eve in Rome (Christmas History 12)
In 1846 The Christmas Holydays in Rome was published, written by the Reverend William Ingraham Kip. The title is slightly misleading as the book is in fact a journal of a winter spent in Rome, of which the Christmas celebrations … Continue reading
Chaos in Naples (Snippets 39)
A few years ago I had the pleasure of visiting Naples and the surrounding area for the first time and spent a pleasant morning relaxing at what seemed like a very tranquil harbour. Almost exactly 100 years before my visit … Continue reading
