The Bourbons of Naples: (1734-1825) (Prion Lost Treasures) - Softcover

Acton, Harold

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1853752916 ISBN 13: 9781853752919

Publisher: Prion Books, 1998

Synopsis

A classic of European history, long out of print, written by a celebrated aesthete and historian. Before the unification of Italy in 1870, Naples was the capital of the largest of the separate Italian kingdoms. Ruled for more than 100 years by the Bourbons, one of the most eccentric and pleasure-seeking of European dynasties, Naples attracted aristocratic travelers by the hundreds; it also attracted the armies of revolutionary France. Sir Harold Acton, who had unique access to state and private archives, wrote The Bourbons of Naples over 40 years ago. Teeming with unforgettable characters, royal eccentrics, court intrigue, and the vivid events of 18th-century Italy, it is a masterpiece of modern historical writing. 750 pp 6 x 9 8 pp b/w illustrations

About this title

About the Author:

Harold Acton (1904-1994) was a writer, scholar and aesthete who listed as his principal recreation 'hunting the philistines'. From the balcony of his Oxford rooms he famously declaimed passages from The Waste Land through a megaphone.He wrote in many different mediums, publishing nearly thirty books, with his poetry and fiction being markedly less successful than his other works.

About this edition

• Publisher: Prion Books
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1853752916
• ISBN 13: 9781853752919
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 750