Reviews

History of Six Weeks' Tour through a Part of France, Switzerland, Germany, and Holland: With Letters Descriptive of a Sail round the Lake of Geneva, a by Mary Shelley

thespiritoftheage's review against another edition

4.0

Brief, curious, very descriptive, beautifully written.

marknemeth's review against another edition

4.0

This was fun to read, but the most thought-provoking aspect was seeing how different travel was in 1814 than now. I can't imagine blithely setting off into a nation recently devastated by war, with no itinerary, limited money, and no effective means of communication, especially in a small group where everyone was between 16 and 22 years old. People then were either more adventurous or more oblivious to danger. Or probably both.

Also, it's hilarious how the author continually disparages the locals. Each village is more wretched and barbarous than the last.