Pictures from Italy

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In 1844 the English storyteller headed abroad for a family vacation. Dickens's travelogue recounts sojourns in Genoa, Rome, Florence, Venice, and Naples - where Vesuvius was still smoldering from its latest eruption. These evocative accounts highlight the region's dramatic contrasts, from glorious buildings towering above blighted streets to vignettes of modern life amid ancient monuments.

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After a childhood blighted by poverty, commercial success came early to Charles Dickens (1812-70). By the age of 24, he was an international sensation whose new novels were eagerly anticipated. Two centuries later, Dickens' popularity endures as readers revel in the warm humanity and rollicking humor of his tales of self-discovery.