William and Emma Hamilton [ Aristocracy / Travel ]
… in 1767, 1779, and 1794. Nicknamed the ‘Modern Pliny of Vesuvius’, 4 Sir William explored the volcano, then sent letters back to the Royal Society in England detailing his observations of Vesuvius, where they were read aloud, together with drawings and rock samples. In letters and memoirs, visitors recalled their own reactions and those of the people who accompanied them in Sir William’s … was the frequent practice with sittings at the time. 5 . Leopold Mozart letter to his wife, Naples, May 9, 1770, in The Letters of Mozart & His Family, ed. Emily Anderson, vol. 1 (London: Macmillan and Co., 1938), p. 199. 6 . Lady Catherine …
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