The diary of an ennuyée /
by Mrs. Jameson.
Description
- Language(s)
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English
- Published
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Boston : Ticknor and Fields, 1857.
- Edition
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From the last London ed.
- Summary
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A fictionalized account of the author's tour of Italy, published in the guise of a melancholy young lady's memoir. At the end of the text, the "author" becomes increasingly ill and dies. In fact, Jameson wrote the book while traveling in Europe as a family governess, and included genuine observations of European sights as well as character descriptions.
- Note
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First published anonymously in 1826, under title "A lady's diary".
- Physical Description
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xvi, [17]-341 p. :
front. ;
15 cm.
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