Project Gutenberg 2014-06-14 Public domain in the USA. 434 Freshfield, Douglas William 1845 1934 Freshfield, Douglas W. (Douglas William) Italian Alps Sketches in the Mountains of Ticino, Lombardy, the Trentino, and Venetia E-text prepared by Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Italian Alps" by Douglas William Freshfield is a travelogue written in the late 19th century. This work presents an in-depth exploration of the picturesque mountain regions of Ticino, Lombardy, the Trentino, and Venetia in Italy. The author aims to provide a rich, descriptive guide to areas less familiar to English-speaking mountaineers, thereby blending personal experience with detailed observations of the captivating landscapes and cultural nuances found in the Italian Alps. At the start of the text, Freshfield offers insights into the allure of the Italian Alps, contrasting them with the more frequented Swiss peaks. He reflects on personal experiences that foster a yearning for the vibrant and warm Italian valleys after time spent in the colder Swiss terrains. The opening chapters introduce specific locales like the Val Maggia, highlighting both their natural beauty and the unique cultural elements present within these mountains. The author expresses a desire to fill the gap in English Alpine literature, preparing his audience for a journey through the lesser-known valleys and peaks, while simultaneously addressing practicalities for those seeking adventure in these majestic regions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45972/45972-h/images/title-page.jpg Reading ease score: 65.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Alps, Italian (Italy) -- Description and travel DG Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: Travel & Geography Category: Travel Writing 848674 2025-06-18T15:16:09.344531 text/html 825256 2024-10-24T08:01:04 text/html 6630480 2025-06-18T15:16:57.580821 application/epub+zip 6634762 2025-06-18T15:16:28.909931 application/epub+zip 387392 2025-06-18T15:16:10.670525 application/epub+zip 6748307 2025-06-18T15:17:06.605752 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6681595 2025-06-18T15:16:39.158088 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 564174 2022-09-20T21:49:21.138558 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 720751 2025-06-18T15:16:07.605602 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 700874 2024-10-24T08:01:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16467 2025-06-18T15:17:06.800729 application/rdf+xml 14791 2025-06-18T15:16:10.820582 image/jpeg 2830 2025-06-18T15:16:10.743566 image/jpeg 28469154 2025-06-18T15:16:09.618531 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