Talk:A Journey Around My Room

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 19:29, 13 November 2021 (UTC)

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Self-portrait of Xavier de Maistre

• ... that Xavier de Maistre (pictured) wrote a travelogue of a journey around his room, while under house arrest in 1790 for fighting an illegal duel? "Written in an age when the European grand tour was a tradition for aristocratic young men, De Maistre’s parody is an account of a 42-day period of confinement to his bedroom, during which he navigates the room in the customary spirit of exploration and openness. ... Arrested and confined to his Turin home after fighting a duel" from: Tonra, Justin. "Put down The Plague, a novel by De Maistre is more hopeful". The Irish Times. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  • ALT1: ... that the 1794 travelogue A Journey Around My Room contains details of the author's visits to his armchair, bed, and curtains? "Starting from an armchair, readers travel northwards to contemplate the author’s curtains, the elm trees outside his window, and his bed" from: Tonra, Justin. "Put down The Plague, a novel by De Maistre is more hopeful". The Irish Times. Retrieved 28 October 2021.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/PS Keystone State
• Comment: Note that the book was written in 1790 but published in 1794

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 11:47, 29 October 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Interesting article, everything looks fine. Even the name of the book draws readers in. I personally like the ALT1 hook because it mentions the title and is amusing, but they both work well and are sourced. Netherzone (talk) 18:50, 29 October 2021 (UTC) ALT1 to T:DYK/P2