{"product_id":"travels-in-sicily-greece-and-albania-paperback-9781108077576","title":"Travels in Sicily, Greece and Albania (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108077576","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTravels in Sicily, Greece and Albania\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished in 1820, this illustrated two-volume account traces a two-year trip through Spain, Sicily, Greece, Albania and Italy.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThomas Smart Hughes (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108077576, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 11 December 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e570 pages, 31 b\/w illus.  2 maps\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 2.9 cm, 0.98 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eBetween 1812 and 1814, Cambridge fellow and cleric Thomas Smart Hughes (1786–1847) and Robert Townley Parker, later an MP for Preston, embarked on a tour of Mediterranean countries, 'those theatres of the most interesting events recorded in the annals of history'. This two-volume account of their travels, illustrated with plates from the drawings of the architect Charles Robert Cockerell, was first published in 1820. In Volume 1, Hughes describes their arrival in Gibraltar, their experiences in Sicily, and their visits to many important classical sites in Greece, noting important historical events that took place at each location and describing the local legends, habits and customs. He quotes freely from other travel writers of the time, as well as from ancient authors and inscriptions encountered on the tour. Included also are anecdotes which render this account vivid and readable, allowing the author's personality and opinions to reveal themselves.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Arrival in Sicily\u003cbr\u003e 2. Journey to Syracuse\u003cbr\u003e 3. Site of Acradina\u003cbr\u003e 4. Catania and Messina\u003cbr\u003e 5. View of the city of Zante\u003cbr\u003e 6. Patras to Argos\u003cbr\u003e 7. Argos and Tiryns\u003cbr\u003e 8. Journey to Athens\u003cbr\u003e 9. Walk in Athens\u003cbr\u003e 10. Excursions from Athens\u003cbr\u003e 11. Thebes and Livadia\u003cbr\u003e 12. Delphi\u003cbr\u003e 13. From Delphi to Prevesa\u003cbr\u003e 14. Prevesa and Nicopolis\u003cbr\u003e 15. Arta and Ioannina\u003cbr\u003e 16. Visit to the Vizir in the fortress\u003cbr\u003e 17. Departure for an excursion into Thesprotia\u003cbr\u003e A dissertation on the Oracle of Dodona Samuel Butler.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266196754712,"sku":"9781108077576","price":45.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108077576i.jpg?v=1696751643","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/travels-in-sicily-greece-and-albania-paperback-9781108077576","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}