A Journey Around My Room
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A Journey Around My Room, by Xavier De Maistre (1795).
Translated by Andrew Brown. Foreword by Alain de Botton. Hesperus Classics edition, 2004.
from the publishers:
"What do you do when you find yourself imprisoned in your room for six weeks?
Xavier de Maistre, a twenty-seven-year-old Frenchman found himself in this uneasy situation when he was arrested in Turin after a duel, in the Spring of 1790. But even confined to his room, as he was, with only a butler and a dog for company, de Maistre managed to fill his time by embarking on a journey around his bedroom, later writing an account of what he had seen, and eight years later, making a second journey, this time travelling at night, and making it as far as the window ledge. Whether travelling from his bed to his sofa, or even to his mirror, he wears his ‘travelling outfit’, consisting of his favourite pink and blue pyjamas.
Out of his forced reclusion comes a delightful fantasy, and de Maistre’s new take on the travel literature of the past went on to inspire many future writers, such as Marcel Proust."
excerpt:
"The perceptions of the mind, the sensations of the heart, the very memories of the senses, are inexhaustible sources of pleasure and happiness for man."
Translated by Andrew Brown. Foreword by Alain de Botton. Hesperus Classics edition, 2004.
from the publishers:
"What do you do when you find yourself imprisoned in your room for six weeks?
Xavier de Maistre, a twenty-seven-year-old Frenchman found himself in this uneasy situation when he was arrested in Turin after a duel, in the Spring of 1790. But even confined to his room, as he was, with only a butler and a dog for company, de Maistre managed to fill his time by embarking on a journey around his bedroom, later writing an account of what he had seen, and eight years later, making a second journey, this time travelling at night, and making it as far as the window ledge. Whether travelling from his bed to his sofa, or even to his mirror, he wears his ‘travelling outfit’, consisting of his favourite pink and blue pyjamas.
Out of his forced reclusion comes a delightful fantasy, and de Maistre’s new take on the travel literature of the past went on to inspire many future writers, such as Marcel Proust."
excerpt:
"The perceptions of the mind, the sensations of the heart, the very memories of the senses, are inexhaustible sources of pleasure and happiness for man."
Please PM if you are interested, and include
a) Your location
b) Where you are willing to ship (International, or N. America / Asia / Europe only)
Your name will be added to the list of participants here as soon as I hear from you.
BookRing order so far:
klaradyn (South Africa - posts worldwide)
- Izzati (Malaysia - posts worldwide)<---- book is stalled here
- rhythmbiscuit (USA - posts worldwide)
- (removed lovelovebooks from list as they are not responding to PM's)
- back to me
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~ ~ ~ ~ > When you are done reading, contact the next reader via PM for their address. Also make another journal entry (or edit your first one) to add your comments about the book. I’d like to know what you think of it.
On its way to klaradyn. I hope you enjoy reading this!
This arrived over the weekend. Will read soon and send on (I already have Izzati's address). Thanks for sending it on, okyrhoe.
I very much enjoyed reading this strange and fascinating little book. Sent it off to Izzati today, using surface mail. Thanks for sharing, okyrhoe!
From what I've been informed, Izzati has said (via email) that she received the book, but there is no journal entry here to confirm that. It's been over a year now and this BCer has not responded to PMs or to ISO's in the BC forums.
A replacement copy has been found! The bookring will continue with the second copy.
This book has washed ashore at the Lost Book Island after not being heard from for many months. This new arrival will be shown to a room and be allowed a bit of rest before being introduced to the many fun things to do here at the island.All around there are books sipping cool drinks under shady palms while other books participate in a wide variety of beach sports. There is plenty of sand, surf and sun here for all of the lost and wayward books to enjoy.
It is hoped that very soon a new journal entry will come to rescue this book from the island and send it back out into the BookCrossing world so that it may continue on its journey. It is hoped that the new journal entry will tell all the interested parties where this book has been this long time and where it will be traveling to next.
