James, Henry 1843-1916 creator text utu 2004 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Italian Hours" by Henry James is a collection of travel essays published in 1909. Gathering observations from nearly forty years of visiting Italy, James explores Venice, Rome, Florence, and lesser-known cities with deep affection and keen insight. He celebrates Italian beauty, art, and life while acknowledging material hardships faced by its people. The extensively revised essays reveal James as both passionate admirer and thoughtful observer, capturing what he calls "the luxury of loving Italy" through vivid sketches of neighborhoods, landscapes, and cultural treasures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Venice -- The Grand Canal -- Venice : an early impression -- Two old houses and three young women -- Casa Alvisi -- From Chambéry to Milan -- The old Saint-Gothard leaves from a note-book -- Italy revisited -- A Roman holiday -- Roman rides -- Roman neighbourhoods -- The after-season in Rome -- From a Roman note-book -- A few other Roman neighbourhoods -- A chain of cities -- Siena early and late -- The autumn in Florence -- Florentine notes -- Tuscan cities -- Other Tuscan cities -- Ravenna -- The saint's afternoon and others. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_Hours Release date is 2004-08-01 Produced by Richard Farris and the online team at Distributed Proofreaders HTML file produced by David Widger Original publication data not identified Italy -- Description and travel James, Henry, 1843-1916 -- Travel -- Italy DG Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6354 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6354 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133151.0 6354