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In 1790, while serving in the Piedmontese army, the French aristocrat Xavier de Maistre (1763-1852) was sentenced to house arrest for forty-two days, for dueling. The result was a discursive, mischievous memoir, his classic Voyage Around My Room. De Maistre's literary output began with his Voyage (1794) and ended with its sequel, Nocturnal Expedition Around My Room (1825), In 1790, while serving in the Piedmontese army, the French aristocrat Xavier de Maistre (1763-1852) was sentenced to house arrest for forty-two days, for dueling. The result was a discursive, mischievous memoir, his classic Voyage Around My Room.

De Maistre's literary output began with his Voyage (1794) and ended with its sequel, Nocturnal Expedition Around My Room (1825), with a few shorter pieces in between. In addition to the Voyage and Expedition, this Selected Works includes the compelling dialogue 'The Leper of the City of Aosta' (1811) and a 'Preface' by Xavier's better-known older brother, the reactionary Joseph de Maistre.

A digressive, funny, philosophical late-18th-century work told by a man confined to his room: though he interacts occasionally with his manservant and his dog, one could argue that the narrator’s Soul (an entity he refers to as ‘she’) and Animal natures are the biggest presences in the room. The debt to ’s is obvious, even without the narrator’s mention of Uncle Toby. * Added on 1/24/17 after meeting with my friend for our little b A digressive, funny, philosophical late-18th-century work told by a man confined to his room: though he interacts occasionally with his manservant and his dog, one could argue that the narrator’s Soul (an entity he refers to as ‘she’) and Animal natures are the biggest presences in the room. The debt to ’s is obvious, even without the narrator’s mention of Uncle Toby.

* Added on 1/24/17 after meeting with my friend for our little book 'club' of two: She made the point that it's likely that Soul is female because all French nouns have a gender. 'Voyage Around My Room' is the perfect book to read when in bed with a cold. In another life, I would like to list my favorite books to read in bed while sick. This would be in the top ten for sure. The author, Xavier de Maistre, was busted for dueling and sentenced to house arrest for 42 days. What came out of that self-imprisonment is this book.

It borders on a Georges Perec or Alain Robbe-Grillet type of fiction, but it was written in 1790. Xavier comments on the paintings and furniture in hi 'Voyage Around My Room' is the perfect book to read when in bed with a cold. In another life, I would like to list my favorite books to read in bed while sick.

This would be in the top ten for sure. The author, Xavier de Maistre, was busted for dueling and sentenced to house arrest for 42 days.

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What came out of that self-imprisonment is this book. It borders on a Georges Perec or Alain Robbe-Grillet type of fiction, but it was written in 1790. Xavier comments on the paintings and furniture in his room. In essence, time has stopped. It can even be a critique of at then modern living. The sensibility behind this book is timeless.

It's work from the past but seems very present. The author reflects on his life through his landscape, which is the room. I would recommend writers to read this book, in the same sense one can read Raymond Queneau's 'Exercises in Writing' or Joe Brainard's 'I Remember.' It reminds me that one is never truly shut off from the world when they have pen and paper.

Not more than a moment ago I experienced paroxysms of fear: I could not recall the whereabouts of this book. It's a pet theory of mine that no matter how much you read, you will only be able to truly know a handful of works in one lifetime. Voyage is such a work in my life. For anyone with anchorite tendencies this is a magnum opus and will touch you to the quick. The narrative is anything but to the point - but that's the point! Without digression life is flavorless and, 'Why should [the soul] Not more than a moment ago I experienced paroxysms of fear: I could not recall the whereabouts of this book. It's a pet theory of mine that no matter how much you read, you will only be able to truly know a handful of works in one lifetime.

Voyage is such a work in my life. For anyone with anchorite tendencies this is a magnum opus and will touch you to the quick. The narrative is anything but to the point - but that's the point! Without digression life is flavorless and, 'Why should [the soul] refuse any of the delights scattered along the difficult path of life?'

Fans of Rabelais, Cervantes, Jonathan Swift, Laurence Sterne, and Thomas de Quincy will wonder how this enchanting book remains largely overlooked today. Like these elastic authors, de Maistre lacks no breadth of reason, passion, or humor even when discoursing on seemingly trivial matters. De Maistre is a minister of minutiae, and this is his manifesto.

Necessary reading for all serious sedentary voyagers. I was introduced to this book through reading de Botton's Art of travel, de Botton has also written the foreword so it links well.

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The reason why this book is so good is due to the importance of the central idea, this idea is self evident from the title. To stretch out a narrative journey from his bed to the window and the view outside is quite an achievement, especially as this journey is entertaining and interesting in equal measure. This proves the most important aspect of travel literature, it doesn't matter where you go, it's what you do, how you do it and what you learn from it. If you apply the spirit of adventure to a trip to the supermarket it can be more important than a round the world trip. My only problem with the book were elements of context, it was written quite some time ago so I found some of the references unfamiliar. If you enjoy this book try to get hold of some of the other Hesperus Classics they specialize in publishing overlooked gems.