What do you do when you find yourself imprisoned in your room for 6 weeks? Xavier de Maistre, a 27-year-old Frenchman found himself in this uneasy situation when he was arrested in Turin after a duel, in the Spring of 1790. But with only a butler and a dog for company, Xavier de Maistre managed to fill his time by embarking on a journey around his bedroom, later writing an account of what he had seen. Whether venturing from his bed to his sofa, or even to his mirror, he wears his “traveling outfit”—his favorite pink and blue pajamas. Out of his forced reclusion comes a captivating fantasy—a novel take on travel literature that would inspire many later writers, including Marcel Proust. This edition also contains de Maistre’s A Nocturnal Expedition around My Room. Xavier de Maistre was a military man, who supplemented his army career with short works of fiction.
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“The English publisher Hesperus deserves plaudits for adding these two little masterpieces to our reading lists.” -- Washington Post Book World
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Xavier de Maistre (1763-1852) was a military man, who supplemented his army career with short works of fiction.
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This book is a work of total charm and will appeal to anyone that recognises adventure is a state of mind. That this book is not regarded as an international classic is testament to the paucity of imagination of book readers everywhere. Says more in its few pages than half of the wind bags manage in vollumes of sentimental clap trap. Buy it today.
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I like this book, and it is interesting, but it's not worth the money. I would recomend it if you got it from the library.
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