Author: Louis-Nicolas-Philippe-Auguste de Forbin
Title: Souvenirs de la Sicile
- Place of issue: Paris [Paris].
- Year of publication: 1823
- Publisher: De L'Imprimerie Royale
- Number of pages: XX, 394
- Illustrations, maps: p. pl. 1 figure, p. pl. 2 notes
- Size: 22 cm
- Binding: hard half cloth
- Condition: rubbing/soiling of binding, characteristic yellowing of paper, stamp and signature "Gajerski"
- ISBN: ---
Description:
Issue 1. On the plate the ruins of the theater in Taormina (engraving by Lemaitre).
"It would never be embarrassing to say why we undertake a journey such as the one I just made in Sicily. Apart from the desire to satisfy a legitimate curiosity, perhaps the most natural reason can be found in the current state of society. This state is, unfortunately, hostile; life becomes more thorny with each passing day; Living among the people is hard work: so one can consider the trip as a special truce made with them. Departuresuppresses resentment; return often distracts them from their former pursuit and, making fair use of their time, directs new attacks elsewhere" (from the introduction)