Project Gutenberg 2004-07-22 Public domain in the USA. 80 Cooper, James Fenimore 1789 1851 Morgan, Jane Cooper, Fenimore Cooper, J. Fenimore (James Fenimore) A Residence in France With an Excursion Up the Rhine, and a Second Visit to Switzerland Reading ease score: 63.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Robert Connal, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr "A Residence in France" by James Fenimore Cooper is a travelogue interspersed with political commentary written in the early 19th century. This work encapsulates Cooper's observations and experiences during his journeys through France, as well as his interactions with prominent figures, including General Lafayette, against the backdrop of Europe’s turbulent political landscape following the revolutions of the period. The book delves into themes of governance, social change, and the experience of American expatriates in Europe. At the start of the narrative, Cooper introduces his readers to the socio-political climate of post-revolutionary France, reflecting on conversations with Lafayette regarding the country's changing nature. The opening passages highlight the subtle complexities of French society and current affairs, as he discusses various political figures, including Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, and the impact of the recent revolutions on the rights and minds of the French people. The author also prepares the reader for the broader topics of his exploration, suggesting an in-depth examination of France's governance and societal norms through a series of letters that form the backbone of his travel account. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Germany -- Description and travel France -- Description and travel Switzerland -- Description and travel D PS Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 719034 714634 2024-10-06T05:45:08.558570 2023-10-06T07:26:46.850360 text/html text/html 714660 2020-12-15T08:44:17 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 268125 2020-12-15T08:44:17 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 346441 2024-10-06T05:45:18.682492 application/epub+zip 358402 2024-10-06T05:45:11.847532 application/epub+zip 342977 2024-10-06T05:45:10.551551 application/epub+zip 605073 2024-10-06T05:45:24.191459 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 569236 2024-10-06T05:45:17.841491 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 562593 2022-09-06T23:38:52.732733 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 685715 685492 2024-10-06T05:45:07.672572 2023-10-06T07:26:46.051363 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 685255 2020-12-15T08:44:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 261372 2020-12-15T08:44:17 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 685253 2020-12-15T08:44:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 261032 2020-12-15T08:44:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22351 2024-10-06T05:45:24.319446 application/rdf+xml 12842 2024-10-06T05:45:11.102549 image/jpeg 3199 2024-10-06T05:45:10.828528 image/jpeg 337988 2024-10-06T05:45:08.621566 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia