Author: Costello, Louisa Stuart.
Title: A SUMMER AMONGST THE BOCAGES AND THE VINES.
Description: Richard Bentley, 1840. 1st Ed. 2 vols. xii + 411pp. + viii + [i] + 358pp. 5 litho. plates, 11 ills., 12 ornamental letters. Very light browning, original blind embossed cloth, spines sl. bumped. ¶ Louisa Stuart Costello, one of the most accomplished and popular writers of her day, was born in Ireland in 1799. Although she was popular as a poet and novelist, Costello's reputation was primarily based on her travel narratives, which display her knowledge of history, art, and literature, and which coincided with the new English middle-class vogue for foreign travel.

Keywords: VOYAGES AND TRAVEL; EUROPE


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