Project Gutenberg 2007-12-31 Public domain in the USA. 293 Various Verschillende Various, Various Chambers, Robert 1802 1871 Chambers, R. (Robert) Chambers, William 1800 1883 Chambers, W. (William) Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 458 Volume 18, New Series, October 9, 1852 Produced by Malcolm Farmer, Richard J. Shiffer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 458" by Various is a collection of articles and narratives published in the early 19th century, specifically in 1852. This journal issue features a mix of intriguing stories, informative pieces, and accounts of travel and industry, showcasing life and culture during that era. One prominent article within this edition recounts a remarkable swimming adventure along the Danube River, highlighting themes of survival, folly, and the unexpected twists of fate. The opening of this journal introduces a character with a lifelong passion for swimming, who embarks on a commercial tour through Europe. Following a delightful swim in the Danube, he quickly finds himself in a precarious situation as the current sweeps him far downstream, leading to a series of humorous and alarming escapades that leave him stranded and in search of help while experiencing the absurdity of his circumstances. The narrative vividly captures the protagonist's emotional journey, reflecting on both the physical exertion and the existential plight faced during his unexpected adventure, as well as the absurdity of a situation that juxtaposes joy with dire consequences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Periodicals AP Text Chambers's Edinburgh Journal Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 158469 158364 2024-09-10T10:07:59.391526 2023-09-11T03:43:04.963040 text/html text/html 155518 2007-12-31T09:14:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 98480 2007-12-31T09:14:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 159928 2024-09-10T10:08:04.064541 application/epub+zip 161495 2024-09-10T10:08:01.027529 application/epub+zip 122322 2024-09-10T10:08:00.072516 application/epub+zip 304960 2024-09-10T10:08:06.416562 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 294197 2024-09-10T10:08:03.388559 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 155980 2022-09-11T08:19:31.582705 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 141463 141357 2024-09-10T10:07:59.039539 2023-09-11T03:43:04.643045 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 141284 2007-12-31T09:14:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 55745 2007-12-31T09:14:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 141305 2007-12-31T09:14:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 55715 2007-12-31T09:14:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21341 2024-09-10T10:08:06.559495 application/rdf+xml 16801 2024-09-10T10:08:00.415536 image/jpeg 3892 2024-09-10T10:08:00.241553 image/jpeg 159560 2024-09-10T10:07:59.408540 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 en.wikipedia