Project Gutenberg 2005-08-27 Public domain in the USA. 164 Various Verschillende Various, Various Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 337, November, 1843 Reading ease score: 61.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by The Internet Library of Early Journals; Jon Ingram, Brendan OConnor, Allen Siddle and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 337, November, 1843" by Various is a collection of essays and articles published in the early 19th century. The magazine features various topics such as travel, cultural commentary, and social critiques, offering a snapshot of societal interests and issues of the time. The opening essay, "Adventures in Texas," sets the stage for an exploration of the Texian landscape, land speculation, and the challenges faced by new settlers. The beginning of "Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine" introduces readers to the experiences of Edward Rivers, a young man who embarks on a journey to claim land in Texas. After acquiring a land certificate, he arrives in Galveston Bay, only to discover the desolate and unfamiliar landscape, which is markedly different from his expectations. As Rivers ventures further into the prairie, he faces a series of mishaps, including a horse that throws him off and the realization that his land ownership is more complicated than he anticipated due to the conditions imposed by the Mexican government. The story intricately weaves themes of adventure, misadventure, and the harsh realities of frontier life, creating an engaging narrative that captures the spirit of exploration during that era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Scotland -- Periodicals England -- Periodicals AP Text Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature 656647 655244 2024-10-07T11:25:16.457234 2023-09-07T11:43:16.099871 text/html text/html 664521 2020-12-12T11:51:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 257629 2020-12-12T11:51:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 368212 2024-10-07T11:25:27.853179 application/epub+zip 375936 2024-10-07T11:25:20.837216 application/epub+zip 332291 2024-10-07T11:25:19.242229 application/epub+zip 738297 2024-10-07T11:25:33.392204 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 703138 2024-10-07T11:25:26.650176 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 454666 2022-09-08T06:29:20.317031 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 616844 616681 2024-10-07T11:25:15.250254 2023-09-07T11:43:15.184849 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 616551 2020-12-12T11:51:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 240068 2020-12-12T11:51:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 616566 2020-12-12T11:51:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 239910 2020-12-12T11:51:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21743 2024-10-07T11:25:33.531153 application/rdf+xml 26407 2024-10-07T11:25:19.819209 image/jpeg 4983 2024-10-07T11:25:19.533267 image/jpeg 359054 2024-10-07T11:25:16.519263 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