CONTENTS.
| PART I.—1840. | |
| LETTER I. | |
| PAGE | |
|---|---|
| PROJECT FOR SPENDING THE SUMMER ON THE BANKS OF THE LAKE OF COMO.—FINE SPRING.—STORMY WEATHER.—PASSAGE FROM DOVER TO CALAIS.—THE DILIGENCE.—PARIS.—PLAN OF OUR ROUTE | [1] |
| LETTER II. | |
| JOURNEY TO METZ.—A DAY SPENT AT METZ.—PROCEED TO TRÈVES.—ENTER PRUSSIA.—TRÈVES.—VOYAGE DOWN THE MOSELLE.—SLOW STEAMBOAT UP THE RHINE TO MAYENCE.—RAILROAD TO FRANCFORT | [11] |
| LETTER III. | |
| DARMSTADT.—HEIDELBERG.—CARLSRUHE.—BADEN-BADEN | [31] |
| LETTER IV. | |
| OFFENBERG.—ETTENHEIM.—FREYBURG.—THE HÖLLENTHAL.—THE BLACK FOREST.—ARRIVE AT SCHAFFHAUSEN | [42] |
| LETTER V. | |
| THE RHINE.—ZURICH.—JOURNEY TO COIRE.—VIA MALA.—THE SPLUGEN.—CHIAVENNA.—COLICO.—THE STEAMBOAT ON THE LAKE OF COMO TO CADENABBIA | [49] |
| LETTER VI. | |
| ALBERGO GRANDE DELLA CADENABBIA.—THE BROTHERS BRENTANI.—THE VIEW FROM OUR WINDOWS.—THE MADMAN.—ARRIVAL OF THE BOAT | [64] |
| LETTER VII. | |
| EXCURSIONS ON THE LAKE.—MANZONI’S ODE OF “CINQUE MAGGIO” | [75] |
| LETTER VIII. | |
| VOYAGE TO COMO.—THE OPERA.—WALK TOWARDS MENAGGIO | [88] |
| LETTER IX. | |
| ITALIAN POETRY.—ITALIAN MASTER.—THE COUNTRY PEOPLE.—THE FULCINO.—GRAND FESTA.—ADIEU TO CADENABBIA | [95] |
| LETTER X. | |
| VOYAGE TO LECCO.—BERGAMO.—THE OPERA OF “MOSÈ.”—MILAN | [105] |
| LETTER XI. | |
| NON-ARRIVAL OF A LETTER.—DEPARTURE OF MY FRIENDS.—SOLITUDE.—THE DUOMO.—TABLE D’HÔTE.—AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT | [114] |
| LETTER XII. | |
| DEPARTURE FROM MILAN.—JOURNEY ACROSS THE SIMPLON.—LAKE OF GENEVA.—LYONS.—STEAMBOAT TO CHALONS.—DILIGENCE TO PARIS.—HISTORY OF THE EVENTFUL JOURNEY ACROSS MONT ST. GOTHARD | [125] |
| PART II.—1842. | |
| LETTER I. | |
| STEAM VOYAGE TO AMSTERDAM.—RUBENS’ PICTURE OF THE DESCENT FROM THE CROSS.—VARIOUS MISADVENTURES.—LIÈGE.—COLOGNE.—COBLENTZ.—MAYENCE.—FRANCFORT | [155] |
| LETTER II. | |
| JOURNEY TO KISSINGEN.—TAKING LODGINGS.—THE PUBLIC GARDENS | [178] |
| LETTER III. | |
| KISSINGEN.—THE CUR.—THE TABLE D’HÔTE.—THE WALKS.—GERMAN MASTER.—BATHING | [184] |
| LETTER IV. | |
| MEDICAL TREATMENT.—AMUSEMENTS.—GERMAN MASTER.—BROKLET.—PREPARATIONS FOR DEPARTURE | [189] |
| LETTER V. | |
| LEAVE KISSINGEN.—BATHS OF BRUKENAU.—FULDA.—EISENACH.—CASTLE OF WARTBURGH.—GOTHA.—ERFURT.—WEIMAR.—THE ELSTER.—LEIPSIG | [198] |
| LETTER VI. | |
| RAILROAD TO BERLIN.—UNTER-DEN-LINDEN.—GALLERY.—PALACE.—MUSEUM.—OPERA.—IRON FOUNDRY | [217] |
| LETTER VII. | |
| ARRIVAL AT DRESDEN.—RABENAU.—GALLERY AT DRESDEN.—MADONNA DI SAN SISTO.—PICTURES OF CORREGGIO | [231] |
| LETTER VIII. | |
| RABENAU.—THE GALLERY.—THE TERRACE OF BRÜHL.—THE GROSSE GARTEN.—THE GREAT HEAT | [240] |
| LETTER IX. | |
| THE GREEN VAULTS.—COLLECTION OF PORCELAIN.—DER FREISCHÜTZ.—THE GREAT DROUGHT.—PREPARATIONS FOR DEPARTURE | [251] |
| LETTER X. | |
| THE SAXON SWITZERLAND | [259] |
| LETTER XI. | |
| BATHS AT TÖPLITZ.—LOBOSITZ.—ARRIVAL AT PRAGUE | [277] |
RAMBLES
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GERMANY AND ITALY.