<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:title>[Journal letters of a continental tour], 1815-1816</dc:title><dc:creator>Denison, Harriet</dc:creator><dc:language>eng</dc:language><dc:description>Manuscript copies of letters from Denison to her friend "Mary" in Bath,  describing the last stages of an extended Continental tour. The first volume begins with the author's description of her family's three month tour of Switzerland, including their encounter with Lady Bute and a visit to the  "English Gardens" at Arlesheim. It continues with letters detailing the  journey to Naples, via Milan, Florence and Rome. The second volume concerns  the Dennison's three months in Naples and their return to England via Mont  Cenis and Paris</dc:description><dc:description>Throughout her letters, Denison includes information on galleries, churches, and works of art she has viewed. She also discusses the events of daily life; servants; the manners and conversation of other travelers and new acquaintances; social gatherings, balls, and conversazioni; and such matters as the reported outbreak of plague at Noja, a destructive fire at the San Carlo Opera, and the Duke of Wellington's ball at Versailles</dc:description><dc:description>Binding: half morocco with marbled boards.</dc:description></oai_dc:dc>