The Story of San Michele

Zusatztext There is enough material here to furnish the writers of sensational short stories with plots for the rest of their lives. Informationen zum Autor Born in Sweden in 1857, Axel Munthe trained to be a doctor in Paris at a precociously early age, establishing a fashionable practice (Maupassant and Strindberg were his patients) and quickly gaining an international reputation. He became the friend of royalty; Tsar Nicholas asked him to look after his son - Rasputin was their second choice. Klappentext The extraordinary and enduring memoir of Axel Munthe, a travel bestseller since first pub. in 1929, captures the spirit and feel of an era. Zusammenfassung The extraordinary and enduring memoir of Axel Munthe, a travel bestseller since first published in 1929, captures the spirit and feel of an era

Product details

• Authors: Axel Munthe
• Publisher: John Murray
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.11.2004
• EAN: 9780719566998
• ISBN: 978-0-7195-6699-8
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 197 mm x 23 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales; Italy, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Classic Travel Writing