Roman Pictures (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Percy Lubbock

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330502957 ISBN 13 : 9781330502952

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Step into the Rome of Roman Pictures, where a solitary traveler meets a stylish local and a city alive with art, memory, and hidden motives.

In late April sunlight, a young narrator wanders Rome, chasing a dreamlike mood as if drawn through a living fresco. A chance encounter with Deering pulls the story from private reverie into shared, brisk conversation about language, place, and belonging. The scene shifts from sunlit squares to a shadowed, intimate world of rooms, lodgers, and the peculiar conversations that define a city’s character.

Across these pages, the narrator observes a cast of vivid characters—from the elegant to the comic—each revealing Rome through their habits, loyalties, and rivalries. The narratives within reveal how art, money, romance, and power mingle in a way that only a city like Rome can host, offering a quiet, observant meditation on human complexity.

• Bright, observant portraits of people the narrator meets in cafes, parlors, and streets.


• Small, precise scenes that capture Rome’s atmosphere, mood, and social codes.


• A blend of travel reflection and social satire focused on art, class, and desire.


• A lyrical, intimate look at how a city shapes personal imagination and memory.

Ideal for readers who enjoy character-driven fiction set against an evocative European backdrop.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

An aged lT eresa and Bcrta, a fluent intiphon, some English speaking, troubles of a patriot, country days, the Virginian sculptress, Luigi, i gentleman in Rome, precious refinements, a chance worth seizing, Rome the inexhaustible. VII. via DBLLA PURIFICAZIONB 94 A tangle of byways, the medieval challenge. Teresa at home, Mr. Dapontc, Rome on the house-tops Teres in London, English freedom, Luigi on Rome, the end of his chances, a spoilt tea-party, a prospcrt of Rome. VIII, A LHA NO IO7 A day in the country, Teresa sparty, anE nglish ramble, mother and child, Mimi in icty, Olga and the arts, the forgotten pensioner-, the Russian waif, despair and disillusion, a page ol ltoevsky, a dusty road-side, the Virgilian fore IX. CASTEL GANDOLFO 121 Prialein Dahl, a piece of nature, an Arcadian walk, I ilia, the great saloon, Miss Gilpin, the acL c:. ID ante, a woman of letters, the clever touch, a reposeful friend, the accent of Dresden, Brda in solitude. VIA SIM IN AD eering again, the Clarksnns, privileges of ,M r. I rd, a cousin of theM arshams, 1rjn.iv, the trueR uskin, anE nglish babe, the sheep in the bunker, Bashford ssort, England in Rome.
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About the Publisher

Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.

Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org

Présentation de l'éditeur

Leopold is delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. This means that we have checked every single page in every title, making it highly unlikely that any material imperfections – such as poor picture quality, blurred or missing text - remain. When our staff observed such imperfections in the original work, these have either been repaired, or the title has been excluded from the Leopold Classic Library catalogue. As part of our on-going commitment to delivering value to the reader, within the book we have also provided you with a link to a website, where you may download a digital version of this work for free. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience. If you would like to learn more about the Leopold Classic Library collection please visit our website at www.leopoldclassiclibrary.com

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330502957
• ISBN 13: 9781330502952
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
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