Project Gutenberg 2008-07-08 Public domain in the USA. 96 Alec-Tweedie, Mrs. (Ethel) 1862 1940 Tweedie, Mrs. Alec Harley, Ethel Brilliana Tweedie, Mrs. Alex Alec-Tweedie, E. (Ethel) Tweedie, Ethel Brilliana Harley Harley, George 1829 1896 A Girl's Ride in Iceland Produced by Joe Longo and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A Girl's Ride in Iceland" by Mrs. Alec-Tweedie is an adventurous travelogue written in the late 19th century. The narrative follows the author and her companions as they embark on an audacious journey to Iceland, overcoming societal conventions regarding women's roles in travel and riding. The text combines a personal account of their expedition, emphasizing the landscape, culture, and challenges of traveling in Iceland during that era. At the start of the narrative, the author shares her idea of traveling to Iceland as an alternative to the typical tourist destinations. Initially met with skepticism from her peers, her resolve strengthens, leading her to organize a small party with her brother and friends for this unique expedition. The opening chapters describe their preparations and experiences aboard the steamer "Camoens" as they navigate the rough seas towards Iceland, detailing various mishaps and the lively atmosphere on board, which sets the stage for their adventures upon arrival in this mysterious and starkly beautiful land. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Iceland -- Description and travel G Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Travel & Geography 345599 345583 2024-09-11T07:43:57.937902 2023-09-11T10:54:15.517332 text/html text/html 343928 2008-07-08T07:54:26 text/html 7631712 2024-09-11T07:44:15.196822 application/epub+zip 7627704 2024-09-11T07:44:03.769902 application/epub+zip 186871 2024-09-11T07:43:58.593920 application/epub+zip 9100218 2024-09-11T07:44:21.316809 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 9052806 2024-09-11T07:44:09.446874 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 267412 2022-09-12T07:26:38.411896 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 287111 2024-09-11T07:43:56.925954 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 286979 2023-11-29T03:50:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15998 2024-09-11T07:44:21.499777 application/rdf+xml 16016 2024-09-11T07:43:58.697919 image/jpeg 2299 2024-09-11T07:43:58.647913 image/jpeg 7427336 2024-09-11T07:43:58.090947 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