Last weeks post on Edward Hutton's Italy was the last in a series that began on March 19, 2020. On that date I began transcribing passages that I thought were the best from his many books on Italian towns and regions. Most were written early in the twentieth century when the Englishman found his second home in Italy. Now, old age and poor eyesight prevent me from continuing to transcribe passages from his other volumes.
However, I intend to continue by repeating past posts starting from the beginning. Hopefully, new readers who were not around three years ago will appreciate seeing Italy through Hutton's eyes, and older readers might also enjoy re-reading these passages. I find it always a pleasure to read Hutton's descriptions of Italian art, culture, religion, history, and scenery over and over again.
Below is a list of books from which I have excerpted passages over the past three years. These books and others can still be purchased on the web, or even read online. Next week we begin again with Venice.
Edward Hutton, Venice and Venetia, London, third edition, 1929, first published 1911.
Edward Hutton: The Cities of Romagna and the Marches. NY, 1925.Edward Hutton: Rome, fourth edition, 1922.
Edward Hutton: Siena and Southern Tuscany, New York, 1910.
Edward Hutton: Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa, second edition, London, 1908.Edward Hutton: Assisi and Umbria Revisited, London, 1953.
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