Glimpses of Italian society in the eighteenth century: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Glimpses of Italian society in the eighteenth century, credited to Hester Lynch Piozzi, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Glimpses of Italian society in the eighteenth century by Hester Lynch Piozzi. Read in English by Barbara Baker Selections from the "Observations and reflections made in the course of a journey through France, Italy, and Germany" by Hester Lynch Piozzi who, during her first marriage to Henry Thrale, was the hostess and friend of many of her famous contemporaries including Dr Johnson and Fanny Burney. The vivid and personal "Observations and Reflections" was first published in 1789. - Summary by barbara2

Recording facts

• Recording title: Glimpses of Italian society in the eighteenth century
• Author credits: Hester Lynch Piozzi
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 21
• Listed recording duration: 7:48:04

Catalogue topics

• italy – society and customs
• italy - 18th century

Track guide

1. 01 - Ch. I: Turin and Genoa — 27:55
2. 02 - Ch. II: Milan Pt 1 — 26:10
3. 03 - Ch. II: Milan Pt 2 — 26:08
4. 04 - Ch. III: Mantua, Verona & Padua — 16:22
5. 05 - Ch. IV: Venice Pt 1 — 26:08
6. 06 - Ch. IV: Venice Pt 2 — 33:12
7. 07 - Ch. V: Ferrara & Bologna — 18:52
8. 08 - Ch. VI: Florence Pt 1 — 26:28
9. 09 - Ch. VI: Florence Pt 2 — 20:10
10. 10 - Ch. VII: Lucca, Pisa — 19:59
11. 11 - Ch. VII: Leghorn, Bagni di Pisa, Siena — 24:12
12. 12 - Ch. VIII: Rome — 14:06
13. 13 - Ch. IX: Naples Pt 1 — 18:52
14. 14 - Ch. IX: Naples Pt 2 — 23:00
15. 15 - Ch. IX: Naples Pt 3 — 20:10
16. 16 - Ch. IX: Naples Pt 4 — 16:28
17. 17 - Ch. X: Rome revisited — 32:38
18. 18 - Ch. XI: Return to Milan Pt 1 — 17:50
19. 19 - Ch. XI: Return to Milan Pt 2 — 19:22
20. 20 - Ch. XII: Lago Maggiore, Return to Verona Pt 1 — 19:09
21. 21 - Ch. XII: Lago Maggiore, Return to Verona Pt 2 — 20:54

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