The Fountains of Rome

by H.V. Morton

As new, stated first edition, blue boards w gilt font on spine, 302 pps + 49 color photographs by Mario Carrieri & more than 100 other illustrations, bibliography. Without any marks, writing, flaws. Dust jacket is not price clipped, equally as new without distractions of any sort.

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1966

About the author

Henry Canova Vollam (H.V.) Morton, FRSL, was a journalist and pioneering travel writer from Lancashire, England, best known for his prolific and popular books on Britain and the Holy Land. He first achieved fame in 1923 when, while working for the Daily Express, he scooped the official Times correspondent during the coverage of the opening of the Tomb of Tutankhamon by Howard Carter in Egypt.

In the late 1940s he moved to South Africa, settling near Cape Town in Somerset West and became a South African citizen.

Reviews

[Elisabeth Bibbings · Rating 5 out of 5]

This wonderful book makes Rome's waterworks exciting! Morton unravels all the waters of Rome, the fountains and their stories, and made my own experience of visiting the fountains more memorable. His description of the Trevi as a theatre will remain with me for ever.

[Jens Stausgaard · Rating 5 out of 5]

A bit longwinded, but nobody does a better blow-by-blow account of Rome's wonders than Morton.

[Judy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I tried to read this book before I went to Rome, but couldn't connect. Once I had been there, though, I found H.V. Morton's work, this and his a Traveler in Rome, very compelling. The book is not just about fountains but about the aqueducts that made Rome civilized. The blend of history, first person travel, and just plain thoughtful musing is wonderful even 50 years after the books was written. I am using the photos and map to plan my next trip to Roma.

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

an older travel book about Rome, details the history of the fountains of Rome, mandatory reading prior to any Rome trip. timeless.