Project Gutenberg 2011-04-25 Public domain in the USA. 189 Olcott, Charles S. (Charles Sumner) 1864 1935 Olcott, Charles Sumner 14016459 The Lure of the Camera Produced by Marius Masi, Greg Bergquist and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Lure of the Camera" by Charles S. Olcott is a travel narrative written in the early 20th century. This illustrated work captures the author's adventures as he explores various places of literary and historic significance, particularly focusing on the charm of amateur photography and how it informs his experiences during his journeys. The narrative is not just about the locations visited but also about the personal connections made along the way, celebrating the beauty of nature and the essence of capturing moments through the lens of a camera. The opening portion of the book introduces us to Olcott's early fascination with photography, showcasing his initial experiences with a camera that ignited a passion that would grow throughout his life. He recounts humorous episodes, including the challenges he faced while using different types of cameras and developing film, ultimately reflecting on how photography transformed the way he viewed and interacted with the world. This leads into the broader theme of the book: a series of "rambles" to picturesque and historically significant locales, linking the personal joys of travel to the art of photography in capturing the allure of the settings and their literary connections. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/35960/35960-h/images/cover.jpg en Photography Voyages and travels G Text Browsing: Art & Photography Browsing: Travel & Geography 498327 498341 2024-09-15T09:20:25.589865 2023-09-15T14:32:49.431418 text/html text/html 499249 2011-04-25T10:02:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3434970 2011-04-25T10:02:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3545822 2024-09-15T09:20:35.845831 application/epub+zip 3551050 2024-09-15T09:20:27.955845 application/epub+zip 255283 2024-09-15T09:20:26.761834 application/epub+zip 3694385 2024-09-15T09:20:41.109844 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3667519 2024-09-15T09:20:34.585853 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 367637 2022-09-16T12:39:19.473601 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 414207 413983 2024-09-15T09:20:24.251867 2023-09-15T14:32:48.176431 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 413953 2011-04-25T10:02:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 164746 2011-04-25T10:02:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 413955 2011-04-25T10:02:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 164655 2011-04-25T10:02:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20212 2024-09-15T09:20:41.279746 application/rdf+xml 17722 2024-09-15T09:20:26.881846 image/jpeg 2705 2024-09-15T09:20:26.821834 image/jpeg 3440820 2024-09-15T09:20:25.748900 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