The Monthly Review, or Literary Journal, Enlarged, 1812, Vol. 67: From January to April, Inclusive; With an Appendix (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Excerpt from The Monthly Review, or Literary Journal, Enlarged, 1812, Vol. 67: From January to April, Inclusive; With an Appendix

The reader of Abbate Balsamo's work will often have 00 casion to remind himself that it is a mere journal, and must reckon on finding' in it little more than local description and detail. On arriving at the part (p. Which treats of the county of Modica, we expected, from the particular reference to it in the title-page, to be gratified with more comprehensive views, but in vain; for it may be truly said of the Abbate, as of the Celtic hard, that one note is struck at the begin ning and continued to the end. The utility of such minute descriptions we by no means question in the case of those who possess landed property in the island, or who have an interest in improving its interior administration: but we must repeat that we have strong objections to the attempt to palm this book on the British public as a general view of the state of Sicily. The Abbate's Appendix is the only part that possesses a title to such a character, and it is too short and imperfect to consti tute more than a mere sketch.

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