Italy, Volume 2 : Remarks Made in Several Visits, from the Year 1816 to 1854

John Cam Hobhouse's 1859 publication provides a detailed account of his travels around Italy between 1816 and 1854. The two volumes contain informative descriptions of the places, people and politics of nineteenth-century Italy, and the reader will gain fascinating insights into the close relationship between Hobhouse and Lord Byron. Providing a mix of entertaining anecdotes and historical information, the volumes explore 'a country now made accessible by a few hours journey and familiar to us by every mode of illustration', acquainting the Victorian traveller (and now the modern reader) with the Italy 'of times long past'. Volume 2 focuses mainly on the churches, monuments, temples and ruins of Ancient Rome. From Milan to Verona, Venice to Rome, John Cam Hobhouse describes his experiences of travelling in Italy between 1816 and 1854. The two volumes provide fascinating insights into the people, places and politics of nineteenth-century Italy, and into the close relationship between Hobhouse and Lord Byron.