The Grand Tour of Aunt Philippa

Created and Curated by Ken Holm

1764. Young gentlemen go on the Grand Tour to be polished. Your Aunt Philippa is sixty-one, a widow, and has decided to go herself, with you as her secretary. Somewhere between Paris and Naples, a charming stranger starts selling the English their own dreams of Rome.

historical comedyNewLong read

~201–204 pages · 20 chapters · 3 endings · 3.1M paths

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