Byways in southern Tuscany . Copyright, 1901, 1918, by Katharine Hooker, for theUnited States of America Printed by the Scribner PressNew Yorlt, U. S. A. PREFACE. HOSE who have known Italy longestand loved her best hold that her interestand beauty are inexhaustible, and, nomatter how fondly the wanderer hasexplored, how sympathetically he haslingered to listen and to look, there isnever an end to discovery. Therefore,there will never be an end to the mak-ing of books about one deals with southern Tuscany, a little country,but with a great history; a region not so striking to thecasual
Byways in southern Tuscany . Copyright, 1901, 1918, by Katharine Hooker, for theUnited States of America Printed by the Scribner PressNew Yorlt, U. S. A. PREFACE. HOSE who have known Italy longestand loved her best hold that her interestand beauty are inexhaustible, and, nomatter how fondly the wanderer hasexplored, how sympathetically he haslingered to listen and to look, there isnever an end to discovery. Therefore,there will never be an end to the mak-ing of books about one deals with southern Tuscany, a little country,but with a great history; a region not so striking to thecasual eye as some more frequented ones, but with anabsorbing fascination for those who try to penetrate itsreticence. For the traveler who has this end in view, Siena isnaturally the beautiful and comfortable base from whichto make explorations—to set forth from, to return to, torest in—offering the knowledge and the means of travel bywhich this territory may best be seen. No gate of hers butopens toward some new loveliness, some avenue of countrybeauty, some point of history and romance; and thehumble dwellers along the way, cheerful and helpful, bothwelco
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