By the Ionian Sea: Notes of a Ramble in Southern Italy (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781514870129)

This is the third day of sirocco, heavy-clouded, sunless. All the colour has gone out of Naples; the streets are dusty and stifling. I long for the mountains and the sea. To-morrow I shall leave by the Messina boat, which calls at Paola. It is now more than a twelvemonth since I began to think of Paola, and an image of the place has grown in my mind. I picture a little marina; a yellowish little town just above; and behind, rising grandly, the long range of mountains which guard the shore of Calabria. Paola has no special interest that I know of, but it is the nearest point on the coast to Cosenza, which has interest in abundance; by landing here I make a modestly adventurous beginning of my ramble in the South. At Paola foreigners are rare; one may count upon new impressions, and the journey over the hills will be delightful.

Author: George Gissing
ISBN-10: 1514870126
ISBN-13: 9781514870129
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 07/07/2015
Pages: 74
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.24lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.15d