The Surprise of Cremona

by Edith Templeton

Paperback, 1985

Publication

Methuen (1985), Edition: First Paperback Edition, 304 pages

Description

Edith Templeton, Bohemian aristocrat, accomplished novelist and widow to the physician to the King of Nepal, wrote this highly individual account of her visit to six northern Italian towns in the early 1950s.

User reviews

LibraryThing member chrock
I adored this. Mitford type Englishwoman abroad. When she does the travelogue stuff (on art and architecture) it's interesting and unusual, when she tangents, it's delightful, and hilarious. I'd love to know if that's how she meant it.

Language

Original language

English

ISBN

0413553604 / 9780413553607

Physical description

304 p.; 7.72 inches

Pages

304

Rating

(4 ratings; 4.4)
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