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Excerpt from A Journey Round My Room
Our interest in the Voyage is height ened by our knowledge that it was actually written during De Maistre''s forty-two days'' arrest at Turin, referred to in the third chapter. He sent the manuscript, which he regarded as a mere playful effort of his imagination, for his brother''s perusal. Joseph was pleased with the book; and Xavier, who had an almost filial affection for his brother, was soon afterwards agree ably surprised by receivmg, in place of his manuscript, the Voyage in print.
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Our interest in the Voyage is height ened by our knowledge that it was actually written during De Maistre''s forty-two days'' arrest at Turin, referred to in the third chapter. He sent the manuscript, which he regarded as a mere playful effort of his imagination, for his brother''s perusal. Joseph was pleased with the book; and Xavier, who had an almost filial affection for his brother, was soon afterwards agree ably surprised by receivmg, in place of his manuscript, the Voyage in print.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
Xavier de Maistre
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781528583367
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.9 cm
Page Count - 171
Paperback
Contributors
Author
Xavier de Maistre
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781331593997
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.9 cm
Page Count - 173
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