Untrodden Peaks and Unfrequented Valleys - Paperbackby Amelia Edwards (Author) I]t would be well if travellers] remembered they are not dealing here with innkeepers of the ordinary continental stamp; but with persons who are for the most part quite independent of the albergo as a source of profit, and ready to receive strangers with a friendliness that does not appear as an item in the bill. From "Chapter IX: To Agordo and Primiero" The real life inspiration for modern day mystery writer Elizabeth