Project Gutenberg 2005-08-08 Public domain in the USA. 58 Thicknesse, Philip 1719 1792 A Year's Journey through France and Part of Spain, Volume 1 (1777) Reading ease score: 44.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by From images generously made available by gallica (Bibliothèque nationale de France) at http://gallica.bnf.fr., Robert Connal, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "A Year's Journey through France and Part of Spain, Volume 1" by Philip Thicknesse is a travel account written in the late 18th century. The book chronicles the author's experiences and observations as he travels through France and parts of Spain, detailing the customs, manners, and notable locations he encounters along the way. Readers can expect a blend of personal anecdotes and social commentary from Thicknesse, as he reflects on the differences between French and English cultures during his journey. The opening of the narrative introduces the reader to Thicknesse's perspective as he begins his travels in Calais, sharing insights on the interactions between travelers and the locals, and setting forth an intention to provide valuable observations based on his previous travels. He recounts how travelers' experiences can be colored by their states of mind and offers reflections on the reception he has received. Thicknesse also humorously critiques other travel writers for their extremes of praise or criticism, establishing his own goal of delivering a balanced perspective. Through the letters he composes to a friend, he provides quaint observations on the quirks of French society, travel tips, and personal reflections on family and health that establish a rich context for the experiences he shares in the chapters to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Spain -- Description and travel France -- Description and travel DC Text France Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 316053 314761 2024-11-07T10:45:38.062768 2023-09-07T11:12:39.376906 text/html text/html 317197 2020-12-12T08:46:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 119105 2020-12-12T08:46:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 217401 2024-11-07T10:45:47.622676 application/epub+zip 223033 2024-11-07T10:45:42.519710 application/epub+zip 178939 2024-11-07T10:45:40.803783 application/epub+zip 512391 2024-11-07T10:45:51.384702 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 467490 2024-11-07T10:45:46.624780 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 425062 2022-09-08T05:44:54.188862 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 287875 287646 2024-11-07T10:45:37.280743 2023-09-07T11:12:38.725904 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 287662 2020-12-12T08:46:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 112142 2020-12-12T08:46:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 287679 2020-12-12T08:46:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 112090 2020-12-12T08:46:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21826 2024-11-07T10:45:51.525653 application/rdf+xml 24834 2024-11-07T10:45:41.500702 image/jpeg 4692 2024-11-07T10:45:41.109724 image/jpeg 215339 2024-11-07T10:45:38.092750 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