Voyages au temps jadis en France, en Angleterre, en Allemagne, en Suisse, en Italie, en Sicile, en poste, en diligence, en voiturin, en traîneau, en espéronade, à cheval et en patache, de 1787 à 1844
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A series of travel reminiscences recounts journeys across France, England, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Sicily from the late eighteenth to the mid-nineteenth century, drawn from family journals and personal memory. Episodic chapters describe road scenes, postillions, diligences, sleighs and other period conveyances while offering portraits of salons, provincial manners and travel companions. Comparative sections trace changes in postal and stagecoach services, cataloguing differences in departures, capacity and journey duration across decades. The narrative balances anecdote and practical detail, aiming to evoke how everyday travel and social routines were transformed over a century.
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