Project Gutenberg 2011-11-08 Public domain in the USA. 120 Waddington, Mary King 1833 1923 King, Mary Alsop Waddington, Mary Alsop King 05009291 Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Wife: January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Wife: January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904" by Mary King Waddington is a collection of personal letters written in the late 19th century. The work captures the author's experiences as the wife of a diplomat, detailing her travels and life in Italy, particularly her time spent in Rome during two distinct periods. The letters provide an intimate and engaging glimpse into the social and cultural milieu of the time, featuring characters such as her husband, William Henry Waddington, and various acquaintances from the diplomatic and cultural spheres. The opening portion of the book introduces Madame Waddington's life as she adjusts from being a public figure as the wife of the French Prime Minister to enjoying a more private existence after his resignation. As she describes her move from Paris to Italy, she provides rich details about their travel preparations and the reactions of family and friends. The letters are filled with her thoughts on returning to familiar places, her observations of daily life, and her anticipation for the adventures that await her in Italy. The vivid descriptions evoke a sense of nostalgia and foreshadow the delightful explorations and cultural encounters that characterize her time in Rome. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/37953/37953-h/images/cover.jpg en Rome (Italy) -- Social life and customs DG Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - European Browsing: Travel & Geography 716187 716078 2024-09-16T05:52:22.596760 2023-09-16T12:10:47.177270 text/html text/html 708240 2011-11-08T15:18:27 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2901250 2011-11-08T15:22:43 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1551782 2024-09-16T05:52:37.392677 application/epub+zip 1565830 2024-09-16T05:52:27.159753 application/epub+zip 505810 2024-09-16T05:52:24.276771 application/epub+zip 2263739 2024-09-16T05:52:43.690645 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2204215 2024-09-16T05:52:34.670714 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 881316 2022-09-17T10:54:23.970301 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 614710 614641 2024-09-16T05:52:21.331757 2023-09-16T12:10:45.769268 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 614068 2011-11-08T15:12:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 231606 2011-11-08T15:12:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 614090 2011-11-08T15:12:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 231192 2011-11-08T15:12:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20477 2024-09-16T05:52:43.840625 application/rdf+xml 10891 2024-09-16T05:52:24.755739 image/jpeg 1836 2024-09-16T05:52:24.515741 image/jpeg 2898773 2024-09-16T05:52:22.720753 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