Europe in the Looking Glass by Robert Byron

Europe in the Looking Glass by Robert Byron

Three rich young Englishmen cross pre-World War IEurope in an old car with a mixture of laugh-out-loud humor and perceptive commentary on art and architectureTurning a corner we suddenly found ourselves sliding down a precipice, tilted so far forward that it was necessary to hold ourselves back with our hands pressed against the dashboard, as half a dozen Apennine valleys beckoned invitingly below. Here St Peter s] Popes with black faces and golden crowns are wallowing twice life-size in the titanic folds of marble tablecloths, their ormolu fringes festooning upon the arms of graceful skeletons to disclose some Alice-in-Wonderland door or the grim hinges of some sepulchral grill . . . Best known as the author of The Road to Oxiana, published in 1937, Robert Byron had developed his considerable writing skills onthis travel book which has not been in print since 1926.It describes a journey Byron made with three friends, driving across Europe between two world wars, and mixes political and historical analysis with architectural insights, classical scholarship, and the day-to-day adventures of three young and not very experienced travelers. For fans of Robert Byron s work this will be a discovery; for others it will be an introduction. Includes nine original sketches made by the author during his travels.

Robert Byron was born in England in 1905 into a family distantly related to Lord Byron. He attended Eton and Merton College, Oxford, and wrote several travel books before his untimely death in 1941, while serving as a correspondent for a London newspaper during World War II.

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ISBN 13	9781843913573
ISBN 10	1843913577
Title	Europe in the Looking Glass
Author	Robert Byron
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Hesperus Press Ltd
Year published	2012-02-17
Number of pages	200
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