Glimpses of Italian society in the eighteenth century


Read by Barbara Baker

(3.7 stars; 9 reviews)

Selections from the "Observations and reflections made in the course of a journey through France, Italy, and Germany" by Hester Lynch Piozzi who, during her first marriage to Henry Thrale, was the hostess and friend of many of her famous contemporaries including Dr Johnson and Fanny Burney. The vivid and personal "Observations and Reflections" was first published in 1789. - Summary by barbara2 (7 hr 48 min)

Chapters

Ch. I: Turin and Genoa 27:55 Read by Barbara Baker
Ch. II: Milan Pt 1 26:10 Read by Barbara Baker
Ch. II: Milan Pt 2 26:08 Read by Barbara Baker
Ch. III: Mantua, Verona & Padua 16:22 Read by Barbara Baker
Ch. IV: Venice Pt 1 26:08 Read by Barbara Baker
Ch. IV: Venice Pt 2 33:11 Read by Barbara Baker
Ch. V: Ferrara & Bologna 18:52 Read by Barbara Baker
Ch. VI: Florence Pt 1 26:28 Read by Barbara Baker
Ch. VI: Florence Pt 2 20:10 Read by Barbara Baker
Ch. VII: Lucca, Pisa 19:59 Read by Barbara Baker
Ch. VII: Leghorn, Bagni di Pisa, Siena 24:12 Read by Barbara Baker
Ch. VIII: Rome 14:06 Read by Barbara Baker
Ch. IX: Naples Pt 1 18:52 Read by Barbara Baker
Ch. IX: Naples Pt 2 23:00 Read by Barbara Baker
Ch. IX: Naples Pt 3 20:10 Read by Barbara Baker
Ch. IX: Naples Pt 4 16:28 Read by Barbara Baker
Ch. X: Rome revisited 32:38 Read by Barbara Baker
Ch. XI: Return to Milan Pt 1 17:50 Read by Barbara Baker
Ch. XI: Return to Milan Pt 2 19:22 Read by Barbara Baker
Ch. XII: Lago Maggiore, Return to Verona Pt 1 19:09 Read by Barbara Baker
Ch. XII: Lago Maggiore, Return to Verona Pt 2 20:54 Read by Barbara Baker

Reviews


(4 stars)

I like this reader's thoughtful style of reading. Great travel stories.

Another WONDERFUL reading by Ms Baker


(5 stars)

A lovely little book, extremely well read, by one of my favourite readers on this site. I have listened to all of the books she has read, they are a delight. I'm very sorry that some idiot cumsock has felt the need to spray his misogyny all over Ms Baker's efforts with his repulsive, inaccurate and innapropriate review. Another idiot man ruins everything and demonstrates why we can't have nice things. He may as well have written that review with his cock, for all the relevance it has

Brilliant reading


(5 stars)

Another misogynist disses a great woman reader.