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The Diary of Dr. John William Polidori

John William Polidori

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. . .g for something to eat—well furnished—better even than a common middleman's house in London. N.B.—Everywhere 6 francs for a bottle of Rhenish. Women generally pretty. Flemish face has no divinity—all pleasing more than beautiful—a sparkling eye in a full round. Their pictures of every age have the mark of their country.

As we went from Bruges, twilight softened all the beauty, and I do not know how to describe the feeling of pleasure we felt in going through its long roof-fretted streets, bursting on to spots where people were promenading amidst short avenues of trees. We passed on. At the gates I saw a boy with sand in his hand let it through his fingers laughingly, heedless of the myriads whose life hung upon each sand. We passed on at 10. We came to a village where we heard the sound of music. The innkeeper, on our enquiring what it was, asked us politely in to hear a concert of amateurs. We descended, and were g. . . Read More

Community Reviews

Wonderful turns of phrase and word usage (though some of them seem made up, which I enjoy). Very amusing; I laughed out loud several times. An interesting historical travel guide, very neat to read about somewhere I have been (Cologne) 200 years before I was there. Also interesting to read about Nap

I thought I'd check this book out for some screenplay research on early nineteenth century dialogue as well as my interest in that June 1816 night in Switzerland when Frankenstein's Monster and "Dracula" (or at least a very early literary incarnation) were born. It was an interesting, quick read and