Project Gutenberg 2007-11-03 Public domain in the USA. 53 Kalff, S. Een spoorwegreis in Korea De Aarde en haar Volken, 1908 Reading ease score: 64.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ "Een spoorwegreis in Korea" by S. Kalff is a travel account written in the early 20th century. This book chronicles the author's experiences while traveling along the recently completed railway line from Seoul to Pyeng Yang, offering insights into Korea's transportation challenges and the socio-political climate under Japanese occupation. The narrative is both a personal adventure and a broader commentary on the state of Korea during this transitional period. In the book, Kalff describes the journey fraught with unexpected delays caused by poor railway conditions, such as landslides, inadequate infrastructure, and cumbersome bureaucratic processes. Traveling with friends, he recounts their struggles to navigate through various obstacles, including difficulties in acquiring necessary permits and encountering unhelpful officials. Despite facing challenging circumstances like waiting for transport across swollen rivers and enduring uncomfortable lodging, Kalff's adventures reveal not only the harsh realities of travel in Korea but also the resilience and patience required from travelers in an imperfectly developing nation. The journey to Pyeng Yang, which historically would have taken several days, is depicted as a test of endurance that ultimately underscores the urgent need for improved transportation and infrastructure in Korea. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nl Korea -- Description and travel DS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 83526 83330 2024-10-10T07:48:06.168504 2023-09-10T10:28:54.400219 text/html text/html 78403 2007-11-03T12:45:16 text/html 579961 2007-11-03T12:45:16 text/html application/zip 686037 2024-10-10T07:48:12.990463 application/epub+zip 685404 2024-10-10T07:48:09.920509 application/epub+zip 95047 2024-10-10T07:48:08.377508 application/epub+zip 801492 2024-10-10T07:48:15.074507 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 790528 2024-10-10T07:48:11.914466 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 179575 2022-09-11T04:53:46.267537 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 65365 65275 2024-10-10T07:48:05.702518 2023-09-10T10:28:54.072264 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 65298 2007-11-03T12:45:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 25874 2007-11-03T12:45:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19216 2024-10-10T07:48:15.199446 application/rdf+xml 14562 2024-10-10T07:48:08.925481 image/jpeg 4107 2024-10-10T07:48:08.651491 image/jpeg 651539 2024-10-10T07:48:06.202503 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