Project Gutenberg 2011-11-08 Public domain in the USA. 960 Waddington, Mary King 1833 1923 King, Mary Alsop Waddington, Mary Alsop King 05009291 Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Wife: January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Wife: January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904" by Mary King Waddington is a collection of personal letters written in the late 19th century. The work captures the author's experiences as the wife of a diplomat, detailing her travels and life in Italy, particularly her time spent in Rome during two distinct periods. The letters provide an intimate and engaging glimpse into the social and cultural milieu of the time, featuring characters such as her husband, William Henry Waddington, and various acquaintances from the diplomatic and cultural spheres. The opening portion of the book introduces Madame Waddington's life as she adjusts from being a public figure as the wife of the French Prime Minister to enjoying a more private existence after his resignation. As she describes her move from Paris to Italy, she provides rich details about their travel preparations and the reactions of family and friends. The letters are filled with her thoughts on returning to familiar places, her observations of daily life, and her anticipation for the adventures that await her in Italy. The vivid descriptions evoke a sense of nostalgia and foreshadow the delightful explorations and cultural encounters that characterize her time in Rome. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/37953/37953-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 75.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Rome (Italy) -- Social life and customs DG Text Category: Biographies Category: Travel Writing Category: French Literature 716338 2025-08-15T11:09:45.752587 text/html 708240 2011-11-08T15:18:27 text/html 1551330 2025-08-15T11:09:58.931562 application/epub+zip 1565129 2025-08-15T11:09:49.694584 application/epub+zip 505515 2025-08-15T11:09:47.263607 application/epub+zip 2263647 2025-08-15T11:10:04.653504 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2204215 2025-08-15T11:09:56.379592 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 881316 2022-09-17T10:54:23.970301 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 614710 2025-08-15T11:09:44.619613 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 614068 2011-11-08T15:12:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 614090 2011-11-08T15:12:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20635 2025-08-15T11:10:04.810483 application/rdf+xml 10891 2025-08-15T11:09:47.692557 image/jpeg 1836 2025-08-15T11:09:47.478566 image/jpeg 231606 2011-11-08T15:12:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 2901250 2011-11-08T15:22:43 application/octet-stream application/zip 231192 2011-11-08T15:12:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 2898378 2025-08-15T11:09:45.867594 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia