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Xavier de Maistre: A Journey around my Room

and A Nocturnal Expedition around my Room, Translated by Andrew Brown, Hesperus Classics, 2004

When he finds himself imprisoned in his room for six weeks, with only his butler and his dog to keep him company, Xavier de Maistre decides to embark upon one of the most ambitious travels of all time: a journey around his bedroom.

Other prison writings by the author:

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