anticpantaloon

Back after too long - begging forgiveness from patient readers!
          
          Italy, Ch. 11
          
          George and co. attend a salon at a glamorous palazzo on the Grand Canal. In the midst of a stimulating talk with their hostess, she reveals that their guide, Gaetano, is far more distinguished than he lets on
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/1453235943-1816-the-grandest-tour-italy-chapter-11

Italy, Ch. 10
          
          Visiting the southern Isola della Giudecca, Gaetano explains the wider sweep of Venetian history to George and co. During the evenings they take in a very mixed bag of plays and operas
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/1443201072-1816-the-grandest-tour-italy-chapter-10

This week we were pleased to learn that '1816: the Grandest Tour' has been added to a Wattpad-curated list of #HistoricalFiction stories
          
          Thanks very much to the readers at Wattpad for highlighting our work to a bigger audience
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/list/1564557601-regency
          
          Next chapter coming soon

Italy, Ch 9
          
          With their new guide Gaetano, the tourists explore may layers of history at Venice's heart in St. Mark's Square.
          
          While fascinating, these layers have unexpected echoes into the present, under a hated Austrian occupation
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/1442789100-1816-the-grandest-tour-italy-chapter-9

Italy, Ch 8
          
          Forced to escape their tenacious Austrian guide again, George and co. are nevertheless optimistic. They've finally reached La Serenissima herself: Venice
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/1442788639-1816-the-grandest-tour-italy-chapter-8

Italy, Ch 7
          
          Free from Otto at last, George pens a note to Gericault in Paris with an idea for a commission: Atilla the Hun, the 'Scourge of God'
          
          To their dismay, the boys soon face their own 'scourge' again in Pordenone
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/1438779612-1816-the-grandest-tour-italy-chapter-7

Italy, Ch 6
          
          While enjoying the sights of Udine, the tourists suffer an awkward encounter with a mob of beggars. Later they spring the plan to escape their guide Otto
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/1436112130-1816-the-grandest-tour-italy-chapter-6

Italy, Ch. 4
          
          From his increasingly odd behavior, the boys decide their guide Otto is probably a spy (or at least very tiresome), and make plans to 'lose' him in Italy.
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/1428239089-1816-the-grandest-tour-italy-chapter-4

Italy, Ch. 3
          
          Continuing south through the Austro-Italian Alps, the boys tour a deep salt mine and enjoy a country dance. Their guide, however, starts acting a little suspicious
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/1423421281-1816-the-grandest-tour-italy-chapter-3

Italy, Ch. 2
          
          Now in Salzburg, the lads hire a guide named Otto. Although a little strange, to begin with he seems competent enough.
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/1411398840-1816-the-grandest-tour-italy-chapter-2