Alberto Brambilla of
Sorbonne University wrote that the publication of the book and its reception were evidence of Amicis being "one of the best-known Italian authors abroad".
Orhan Pamuk has called De Amicis's work the best book written about Istanbul in the nineteenth century, while
Umberto Eco stated that De Amicis' description of the city was the most cinematic, and himself used the guide when visiting Constantinople. Armstrong stated "it isn’t clear what distinguishes De Amicis’ memoir from the dozens of similar tomes written by intrepid Europeans at the time." ==References==