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Journey Around My Room: And a Nocturnal Expedition Around My Room
Journey Around My Room: And a Nocturnal Expedition Around My Room | Xavier de Maistre
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What do you do when you find yourself imprisoned in your room for six weeks? Xavier de Maistre found himself in this uneasy situation when he was arrested in Turin after a duel in the spring of 1790. But even confined to his room, he managed to fill his time by embarking on a journey around his bedroom.
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vlwelser
Voyage Autour de Ma Chambre | Xavier de Maistre
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This book doesn't have a cover so you're getting a picture of my own messy room. I never make the bed. *Gasp.

So this dude spent 42 days on house arrest for fighting in a duel (which he never seems to mention outright). So he takes a trip around his bedroom. It's very economical, according to the author. He's pretty sarcastic.

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Tamra That‘s funny! 3y
TheAromaofBooks Quite the adventure 😂 3y
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Refreshing to read a book from before we taught boys that colors were gendered... #ILikePink

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Voyage Autour de Ma Chambre | Xavier de Maistre
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Under house arrest following a duel, Xavier de Maistre describes his bedroom in detail, including the paintings on his walls, reminisces about his life and philosophises. Although written in the eighteenth century, this book is right in the zeitgeist, with half the world currently in confinement.

#confinement #StuckAtHome

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