A Journey Around My Room

A true evaluation would be four stars for the first story in the collection and two stars for the second.

A journey around my room.

A journey round my room by xavier de maistre translated by henry atwell. A journey around my room by xavier de maistre review a witty response to being confined in your room nicholas lezard. Alain de botton concentrates on the journey aspect noting that in familiar places we have become habituated and therefore blind. A journey round my room by maistre xavier de 1763 1852.

Americana digitizing sponsor university of illinois urbana champaign contributor. There is a 4 page foreword by alain de botton and a 7 page introduction by the translator andrew brown. The first part a journey around my room was wonderful. A journey around my room is 69 pages and a nocturnal expedition around my room 62 pages.

Tue 4 jun 2013 10 29 edt first published on tue 4 jun 2013 10 29 edt. Publication date 1871 publisher london longmans green reader and dyer collection university of illinois urbana champaign. Alain de botton concentrates on the journey aspect noting that in familiar places we have become habituated and therefore blind. My three star rating might be a little harsh because it s a combined rating for both stories in the book.