212 pages illustrated in near fine slipcase. A clean, unmarked and solid copy. A series of essays by Dickens describing his observations about Italy, Paris and Switzerland during his European travels, which spanned a period between 1837 and 1880. Includes a description of crossing the Channel for the first time on the Calais Night Mail in 1837, as well as his experience of crossing the St.Gothard pass from Italy to Switzerland.