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Title: Round the Wonderful World
Note: Reading ease score: 73.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
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Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Josephine Paolucci and the
Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https:
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Summary: "Round the Wonderful World" by G. E. Mitton is an adventurous travel guide written during the late 19th century. This work invites readers to embark on an imaginative journey around the globe, offering vivid descriptions of diverse landscapes and cultures. The narrative aims to take readers away from the familiarity of their surroundings, showcasing the wonders of the world and the remarkable variations found in different lands. The opening of the book introduces a whimsical perspective on travel by comparing human journeys to that of a fly crawling over an enormous orange-shaped world. The narrator prepares to transport the reader on a grand adventure, exploring far-off destinations such as deserts, bustling cities, and volcanic landscapes, all while highlighting the beauty and strangeness of the places they will visit. The initial chapter establishes the theme of exploration and the excitement of discovering other cultures, suggesting that the journey will not only be physical but also enlightening. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Mitton, G. E. (Geraldine Edith), 1868-1955
Illustrator: Forrest, A. S. (Archibald Stevenson), 1869-1963
EBook No.: 28783
Published: May 13, 2009
Downloads: 278
Language: English
Subject: Voyages around the world
LoCC: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Round the Wonderful World
Note: Reading ease score: 73.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits:
Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Josephine Paolucci and the
Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https:
//www.pgdp.net
Summary: "Round the Wonderful World" by G. E. Mitton is an adventurous travel guide written during the late 19th century. This work invites readers to embark on an imaginative journey around the globe, offering vivid descriptions of diverse landscapes and cultures. The narrative aims to take readers away from the familiarity of their surroundings, showcasing the wonders of the world and the remarkable variations found in different lands. The opening of the book introduces a whimsical perspective on travel by comparing human journeys to that of a fly crawling over an enormous orange-shaped world. The narrator prepares to transport the reader on a grand adventure, exploring far-off destinations such as deserts, bustling cities, and volcanic landscapes, all while highlighting the beauty and strangeness of the places they will visit. The initial chapter establishes the theme of exploration and the excitement of discovering other cultures, suggesting that the journey will not only be physical but also enlightening. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Mitton, G. E. (Geraldine Edith), 1868-1955
Illustrator: Forrest, A. S. (Archibald Stevenson), 1869-1963
EBook No.: 28783
Published: May 13, 2009
Downloads: 278
Language: English
Subject: Voyages around the world
LoCC: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.