Title: Vesuvius
Description: A history of the world's most famous volcano, looming above the Bay of Naples: highlights include the eruption of 79 which buried Pompeii and that of 1944 as the Allies occupied Naples; the mythology of the ancients and the theories of early and scientific vulcanology; the visits of Goethe, Shelley and Mark Twain, and the researches of Emma Hamilton's husband.
Subjects: Volcanism, History, Italy, history
Places: Italy, Vesuvius, Vesuvius (Italy)