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A Journey Around My Room (originally published in French as Voyage autour de ma chambre) is a 1794 book by Xavier de Maistre. It was written to stave off boredom whilst the author was serving a 42-day sentence of confinement to his room for participating in an illegal duel. The book is written in the style of a travelogue and discusses the contents and furniture of his room as well as imaginary situations and dialogues. The theme of the work is that pleasure can be found in one's everyday surroundings. At the end of the work he notes his regret at having to return to society. The work is thought to have been first published in English in 1871. A sequel, A Nocturnal Expedition Around My Room, was published in 1825. Xavier de Maistre was a French aristocrat who, after the French Revolution, fled to Turin to join a counter-revolutionary army.[1][2]: 291 Whilst in Turin in spring 1790 de Maistre fought an illegal duel for which he was sentenced to 42 days house arrest. The terms of his co

A Journey Around My Room - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1794 book by Xavier de Maistre A Journey Around My Room Title page of first edition (Turin 1794) Author Xavier de Maistre Language French, in English translation since 1871 Genre Travelogue Publication date 1794 Publication place Kingdom of Sardinia A Journey Around My Room (originally published in French as Voyage autour de ma chambre ) is a 1794 book by Xavier de Maistre . It was written to stave off boredom whilst the author was serving a 42-day sentence of confinement to his room for participating in

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