A Time in Rome (Penguin Travel Library) [Paperback]

Elizabeth Bowen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1995 | Series: Penguin Travel Library

This portrait of Rome, written by Elizabeth Bowen who went to the city already knowing and loving it, is intended both as an introduction for visitors and an attempt to capture the "mood" of Rome.

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About the Author

Elizabeth Bowen was born in Dublin in 1899, the only child of an Irish lawyer and land-owner. She travelled a great deal, dividing most of her time between London and Bowen's Court, the family house in County Cork which she inherited. Her first book, a collection of shorts stories, Encounters, was published in 1923. The Hotel (1926) was her first novel. She was awarded the CBE in 1948, and received honorary degrees from Trinity College, Dublin in 1949, and from Oxford University in 1956. The Royal Society of Literature made her a Companion of Literature in 1965. Elizabeth Bowen died in 1973. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) (January 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0140095845
• ISBN-13: 978-0140095845
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,068,167 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A gem, March 18, 2010

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This review is from: Time in Rome (Paperback)

I read this years ago before going to Rome for the first time. Elizabeth Bowen's writing style is beautiful and evocative of the setting. A wonderful book to savor on the way there. And to treasure time and time again.