Project Gutenberg 2009-08-04 Public domain in the USA. 196 Seaton, R. C. (Robert Cooper) 1853 1915 Seaton, Robert Cooper 20013229 Six Letters From the Colonies Produced by Nick Wall and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Six Letters From the Colonies" by R. C. Seaton is a collection of travel letters written in the late 19th century. The work captures the author's experiences and observations from his travels in Australia, providing insights into the cultures, landscapes, and politics of the time. Seaton offers a narrative steeped in personal reflection, as well as commentary on colonial life. The beginning of this work introduces readers to the author's voyage aboard the sailing ship Hampshire as he embarks on a journey to Australia. Seaton vividly describes the differences between sailing ships and steamers, emphasizing the romance of sailing and the camaraderie that develops among passengers during such a lengthy voyage. As he details his encounters with fellow travelers and the challenges faced at sea, the opening sets the stage for his subsequent reflections on life in various Australian colonies, painting a rich backdrop of 19th-century maritime travel and the allure of distant lands. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Australia -- Description and travel DU Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 170180 170160 2024-09-12T15:08:03.501425 2023-09-13T07:11:37.374309 text/html text/html 167863 2021-01-05T09:48:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 269115 2021-01-05T09:48:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 331910 2024-09-12T15:08:07.760390 application/epub+zip 332885 2024-09-12T15:08:04.887383 application/epub+zip 117624 2024-09-12T15:08:04.046369 application/epub+zip 459047 2024-09-12T15:08:10.160345 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 439328 2024-09-12T15:08:07.183403 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 227291 2022-09-13T16:14:19.507606 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 155015 154808 2024-09-12T15:08:03.151402 2023-09-13T07:11:37.039320 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 154750 2021-01-05T09:48:01 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 61090 2021-01-05T09:48:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 154758 2021-01-05T09:48:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 61048 2021-01-05T09:48:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19832 2024-09-12T15:08:10.736331 application/rdf+xml 15291 2024-09-12T15:08:04.394385 image/jpeg 3982 2024-09-12T15:08:04.217396 image/jpeg 319186 2024-09-12T15:08:03.555409 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