Margaret Symonds Libri

John Addington Symonds (1840-1893).was one of the foremost men of letters of his time. He was a preeminent Victorian poet, critic, and historian. He is renowned for his reviews, essays, translations, art histories, and poetry. Symonds joined the rarified ranks of John Ruskin and Walter Pater as a major arbiter of Victorian taste. His books Renaissance in Italy and Life of Michelangelo are landmarks of 19th-century literary scholasticism. John wintered in Switzerland with his family, for his health. In this book, originally published in 1892, he presents a montage of writings about his experiences and impressions in Switzerland. Included are some writing by his daughter, Margaret. Chapters include - Davos in Winter, Davos in the Olden Days, Snow - Frost - Storm - and Avalanche, Chiavenna in April, Catching a Marmot, The Alpine Wreath, Moonrise and Moonset, In the Averser Thal, In a Graubunden Stable, A Night Upon the Schwartzhorn, On the Silveretta Glacier, The Phenomenal Sunsets of of 1884, An Ode to the Fohn-Wind, Summer in the Prattigau, Among the Orchards of Tyrol, Mechior Ragetli - The Life of a Swiss Porter, Swiss Athletic Sports, Togogganing on a Glacier, Hay Hauling on the Alpine Snow, A Four Day's Sleigh Drive, Bacchus in Graubunden, and more.

In this rich and evocative history, three gifted writers come together to trace the story of one of Italy's most enchanting and historically significant cities. From Roman times to the present day, from art and architecture to politics and culture, the authors chronicle the many faces of Perugia with warmth, insight, and passion.