Project Gutenberg 2007-11-10 Public domain in the USA. 66 Abbott, Jacob 1803 1879 Marianne Erodore Rollo in Rome Produced by D. Alexander, Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Rollo in Rome" by Jacob Abbott is a children's travel narrative written in the mid-19th century. The story centers around Rollo, a young boy who embarks on an adventure to Rome with his Uncle George, navigating the intricacies of travel by diligence and experiencing the sights and culture of the city. The narrative serves as an educational journey for young readers, introducing them to aspects of Roman society, customs, and geography. At the start of the narrative, Rollo and his uncle are preparing for their journey from Naples to Rome. They discuss the rules and logistics of traveling by diligence, highlighting both the excitement and apprehensions associated with their adventure. The opening scenes establish Rollo's inquisitive nature and readiness to learn as they prepare their baggage and contemplate their route. The narrative skillfully captures the anticipation of travel while providing insights into the historical and cultural elements they will encounter along the way. In essence, the opening portion showcases the essential preparations and initial observations that set the tone for Rollo's explorations in the Eternal City. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Rome (Italy) -- Description and travel Uncles -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Book Series Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Travel & Geography 283195 283152 2024-09-10T07:42:38.984890 2023-09-10T10:54:10.413327 text/html text/html 283752 2007-11-10T13:26:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 656777 2007-11-10T13:26:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 730400 2024-09-10T07:42:45.215846 application/epub+zip 732136 2024-09-10T07:42:40.605888 application/epub+zip 142847 2024-09-10T07:42:39.644869 application/epub+zip 852238 2024-09-10T07:42:48.605831 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 824207 2024-09-10T07:42:44.461827 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236644 2022-09-11T05:28:42.454318 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 248558 248350 2024-09-10T07:42:38.070867 2023-09-10T10:54:09.699325 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 248426 2007-11-10T13:26:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 85533 2007-11-10T13:26:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 248418 2007-11-10T13:26:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 85911 2007-11-10T13:26:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20854 2024-09-10T07:42:48.742822 application/rdf+xml 9824 2024-09-10T07:42:40.002888 image/jpeg 2814 2024-09-10T07:42:39.824861 image/jpeg 699441 2024-09-10T07:42:39.041854 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia