Walks in Rome (Two Volumes in One)

English aristocrat Augustus J.C. Hare filled his days with trips to the Continent and returned home to share his journeys with eager readers-and the journals of his travels still enjoy a cultishly devoted readership today. His Walks in Rome was first published in 1871; this replica of the 15th edition from 1900 published here as two volumes in one offers a virtual walking tour of: - the Corso and its neighborhood including the Piazza del Popolo the Temple of Neptune and the Trevi Fountain - the Forums and the Coliseum including the Temple of Mars the House of the Vestals and the Arch of Constantine - the Baths of Diocletian and its neighborhood including the Pretorian camp Convent of the Pregatrici and Villa Negroni - St. Peters and the Vatican including the Sistine Chapel the Picture Gallery the Library and the Etruscan and Egyptian museums - and much more... Charmingly enthusiastic and obsessively detailed this guidebook continues to be invaluable for todays travelers and for those fascinated by the ongoing metamorphosis of a modern metropolis. British travel writer AUGUSTUS JOHN CULBERT HARE (1834-1903) also wrote Epitaphs for Country Churchyards (1856) Walks in Rome (1871) and Wanderings in Spain (1873).