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A series of observational sketches presents town and country life along the northern Italian coast and nearby Apennine mountains, blending scene-setting descriptions of Genoa and its gardens with vignettes of festivals, markets, domestic tasks, and seasonal labour. Short chapters evoke Carnival and Holy Week rituals, seaside bathing, harvests, and local crafts such as lace-making, while portraits of shopkeepers, servants, priests, and villagers illustrate everyday customs, humour, and social relations. The collection alternates panoramic city and landscape description with intimate character studies, aiming to record remembered manners, routines, and communal celebrations rather than a continuous narrative.

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Title: North Italian Folk: Sketches of Town and Country Life

Author: Alice Vansittart Strettel Carr

Illustrator: Randolph Caldecott

Release date: March 17, 2018 [eBook #56763]

Language: English

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