FOOTNOTES
[1]: I have purposely quoted, almost textually, the account given by Ewald, lest I should be accused of following Alfieri's vague version.
[2]: The chief sources for this account are Mann's despatches and the Mémoires of Louis Dutens. Alfieri gives no details.
UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME
| THE ENCHANTED WOODS and other Essays on the Genius of Place |
| HORTUS VITÆ, or the Hanging Gardens. Moralising Essays |
| THE SPIRIT OF ROME. Leaves from a Diary |
| HAUNTINGS: Fantastic Tales Second Edition |
| THE SENTIMENTAL TRAVELLER. Notes on Places |
| GENIUS LOCI. Second Edition |
| POPE JACYNTH. Second Edition |
| LIMBO; and Other Essays; to which is now added Ariadne in Mantua. Second Edition |
| RENAISSANCE FANCIES AND STUDIES. Second Edition |
| ALTHEA. Second Edition |
| VANITAS: Polite stories. Second Edition |
| LAURUS NOBILIS: Chapters on Art and Life |
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE: Contemporary spellings have generally been retained evenwhen inconsistent. A small number of obvious typographical errors have beencorrected and missing punctuation has been silently added. The information about further volumes by the authorhas been moved to the end. | |
| Tales of a Century | Tales of the Century |
| No sadder way (…) can well be imagined that landing | No sadder way (…) can well be imagined than landing |
| has not mad him younger | has not made him younger |
| probably sown in the swaddling clothes | probably sewn in the swaddling clothes |
| cavaliere servante | cavaliere servente |
| behaving in the way in which he approved | behaving in the way of which he approved |
| what glory could he hope among all these monkeys | what glory could he hope for among all these monkeys |