Project Gutenberg 2011-02-27 Public domain in the USA. 270 Fairbanks, Charles Bullard 1827 1859 My Unknown Chum: "Aguecheek" Reading ease score: 57.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Katherine Ward, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "My Unknown Chum: 'Aguecheek'" by Charles Bullard Fairbanks is a collection of travel sketches and essays written in the early 20th century. The text appears to reflect a deeply contemplative and nostalgic perspective on travel and various experiences across Europe, focusing on themes of art, literature, and human reflection. The book seems to delve into the charms of foreign travels, the joys of life at sea, and thoughtful observations about society. The opening of the work presents a foreword by Henry Garrity, who recounts his admiration for an old, out-of-print book titled "Aguecheek" and its author, believed to be Fairbanks. Garrity expresses how reading this book has offered him both enjoyment and companionship throughout his life, especially during his extensive travels. The writing is enriched with personal reflections, humor, and philosophical musings, as Garrity highlights the author's unique observations on travel, art, and human nature, setting the stage for the travel sketches that follow. The beginning establishes an appreciation for cultural depth and introspection shaped by various travel experiences, promising a rich exploration in the chapters ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/35412/35412-rst/images/cover.jpg file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/35412/35412-rst/images/cover.jpg en Essays Europe -- Description and travel D PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 677326 677079 2025-03-14T11:49:55.793783 2023-09-15T10:59:57.466278 text/html text/html 677556 2011-02-27T14:19:20 text/html; charset=utf-8 355897 2011-02-27T14:19:20 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 394513 2025-03-14T11:50:09.531740 application/epub+zip 822269 2025-01-14T11:49:23.714874 application/pdf 728504 2025-01-14T11:49:10.746972 application/pdf 417267 2025-03-14T11:50:00.842763 application/epub+zip 367405 2025-03-14T11:49:57.941786 application/epub+zip 549479 2025-03-14T11:50:15.148782 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 508818 2025-03-14T11:50:07.595782 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 459059 2022-09-16T08:46:21.859623 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 624996 2025-03-14T11:49:55.276793 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 625097 2011-02-27T14:19:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 250680 2011-02-27T14:19:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 623420 2011-02-27T14:19:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 250185 2011-02-27T14:19:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 623459 2011-02-27T14:19:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 250000 2011-02-27T14:19:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 28021 2025-03-14T11:50:15.305690 application/rdf+xml 630594 630588 2025-03-14T11:49:55.015807 2023-09-15T10:59:57.032352 text/x-rst text/x-rst 630590 2011-02-27T14:19:34 text/x-rst 347278 2011-02-27T14:19:34 text/x-rst application/zip 11534 2025-03-14T11:49:58.852782 image/jpeg 2031 2025-03-14T11:49:58.401765 image/jpeg 355406 2025-03-14T11:49:55.854937 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