Listings for Author:
Joseph Baretti
Click here to select all entries:
Joseph Baretti : Account of the Manners and Customs of Italy
'We are reading Barretti's other book, & find him dreadfully abusive of poor Mr Sharpe.'
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Jane Austen Print: Book
Joseph Baretti : Account of the Manners and Customs of Italy; with Observations on the Mistakes of some Travellers, with Regard to that Country
'He praised Signor Baretti. "His account of Italy is a very entertaining book; and, Sir, I know no man who carries his head higher in conversation than Baretti. There are strong powers in his mind. He has not, indeed, many hooks; but with what hooks he has, he grapples very forcibly".'