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Vesuvius

Gillian Darley · 2012

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A history of the world's most famous volcano, looming above the Bay of Naples: highlights include the eruption of 79 which buried Pompeii and that of 1944 as the Allies occupied Naples; the mythology of the ancients and the theories of early and scientific vulcanology; the visits of Goethe, Shelley and Mark Twain, and the researches of Emma Hamilton's husband.

Book details

Year
2012
Language
English
Publisher
Profile Books Limited
Editions
6
Pages
256
ISBN
9781846683183

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