Earthwork Out Of Tuscany

""Earthwork Out of Tuscany"" is a memoir by British writer Maurice Hewlett, originally published in 1909. The book chronicles Hewlett's experiences living in Tuscany, Italy, where he and his wife purchased a small farm in the early 1900s. The memoir covers a range of topics, including the joys and challenges of rural life, the beauty of the Tuscan landscape, and the customs and traditions of the local people. Hewlett also reflects on his own writing process and the role that Tuscany played in shaping his literary work. Throughout the book, Hewlett's writing is characterized by a deep appreciation for nature, a love of language, and a keen eye for detail. ""Earthwork Out of Tuscany"" is a vivid and engaging portrait of life in rural Italy at the turn of the 20th century, as seen through the eyes of a gifted writer.You are not to suppose that she has not paid for all this, the red Siena. None of it is absolved; it is there floating vaguely in the atmosphere. It chokes the gully-trap streets in August when the air is like a hot bath; it wails round the corners on stormy nights and you hear it battling among the towers overhead, buffeting the stained walls of criminal old palaces and churches grown hoary in iniquity--so many half-embodied centuries of deadly sin gnawing their spleens or shrieking their infamous carouse over again. So at least I found it. Without baring myself to the charge of any sneaking kindness for bloodshedding, I may own to the fascination of the precipitous fortress-town huddled red and grey on its three red crags.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.