This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881 edition. Excerpt: ... of an old broken jug I laughed quietly to myself, and thought, it's mamma's mania for stones for her cabinet at home that causes her to make these mistakes. tion of the beautiful in art treasures. Among the curiosities was the statue of a man on stilts several thousand years old, snake rings, bangles, large seal rings, and many styles of jewelry, of designs now in common use. I have enjoyed our trip here greatly, among these glorious relics and handsome piles, sacred to the memory of departed greatness, whose teachings follow us through life. "Fair Greece, sad relic of departed worth; Immortal, though no more, though fallen, great." Emma. CHAPTER XXXI. ATHENS TO NAPLES--PASSING CORFU--ARRIVAL AT BRINDISI--CUSTOM HOUSE EXPERIENCES--THIRTEEN HOURS RAIL TRAVEL--THROUGH A FERTILE COUNTRY--ANXIOUS FOR NEWS--COMFORTABLE QUARTERS--AGAIN TRAVELING ALONE--PERSONAL MATTERS--A RIDE TO VESUVIUS--THE NATIONAL MUSEUM--A DAY OF REST--LAYING OUT A ROUTE. E had a fine sail from Athens, coming via Corfu, u and arriving at an early hour this morning at Brindisi, Italy, whence we had a thirteen hours' ride on the cars to this city. At Brindisi our first visit was to the Custom House, where we had to submit to an examination of our effects. I had purchased a basket of delicious cherries to eat on the long ride here, and another lady had bought strawberries, but to our utter disgust both baskets were confiscated as smuggled goods. Had I known the articles were contraband, I would not have bought them, for fruit is abundant and cheap here. The ride from Brindisi was through a rich and fertile country, grass, grain and woods showing a most luxuriant growth, the vines being garlanded from tree to tree. Naples, May ip, 1880. May 20, 1880. We made a...

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This book, published at the beginning of the 18th century, written in the then famous epistolary genre, was considered one of the most-read and popular of its time. The letters, addressed to the "men of letters," as the author specifies, reflect the impressions on trips around Europe, Asia, and Africa. Special attention is given to the policy and manners of Turks. The author hints that the information she collected about these people was received from sources not available to other travelers.