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Travels Through France and Italy
work by Smollett
Travels Through France and Italy, work by Tobias Smollett, published in 1766.
The breakdown of Smollettās health and the death of his 15-year-old daughter in 1763 precipitated a yearlong journey through France and Italy. He traveled across France to Nice and through Italy, including Genoa and Florence, as far as Rome; he spent the winter at Nice before returning home. The book takes the form of a series of letters in which he describes the social life, history, and physical setting of each city he encounters. Sick, irascible, severely prejudiced, and intolerant of pretense, Smollett argues with his hosts and fellow travelers and holds French and Italian art, politics, and the Roman Catholic religion in contempt.
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