Project Gutenberg 2003-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 255 Trollope, Anthony 1815 1882 A Ride Across Palestine Transcribed from the 1864 Chapman and Hall “Tales of All Countries” edition by David Price "A Ride Across Palestine" by Anthony Trollope is a travel narrative written in the mid-19th century during the Victorian era. The book details the author's journey through the Holy Land, offering insights into the geography, culture, and experiences encountered along the way. The narrative weaves together personal reflections and historical observations while documenting a journey that explores both the physical landscape and the emotional terrain of isolation and companionship. The story unfolds as the narrator, traveling alone through Jerusalem, meets a young man named John Smith who expresses his desire to join him on his journey to the Dead Sea and beyond. As they travel together, they encounter the stark beauty of the landscape, the complexities of local customs, and a series of pilgrims on their journey to the Holy Sites. Tensions arise when Smith’s true identity is revealed to be that of Julia Weston, a woman disguising herself as a man to escape the constraints imposed by her overbearing uncle. Their journey culminates in a confrontation with her uncle that results in the narrator being embroiled in a misunderstanding about their relationship. The tale ultimately reflects on the themes of friendship, identity, and the creating of unexpected bonds against a backdrop of one of the world's most storied regions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories Travel -- Fiction Disguise -- Fiction British -- Palestine -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 115039 114911 2024-10-02T09:40:43.884643 2023-10-02T08:36:44.852522 text/html text/html 114306 2015-11-29T09:57:36 text/html 41667 2015-11-29T09:57:50 text/html application/zip 115262 2024-10-02T09:40:49.782590 application/epub+zip 115508 2024-10-02T09:40:47.012612 application/epub+zip 107727 2024-10-02T09:40:45.782617 application/epub+zip 229855 2024-10-02T09:40:51.657596 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221638 2024-10-02T09:40:49.002584 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 183253 2022-09-02T11:24:39.497304 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 106217 106140 2024-10-02T09:40:43.569628 2023-10-02T08:36:44.628521 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 106318 2015-11-29T09:57:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 40139 2015-11-29T09:57:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20337 2024-10-02T09:40:51.782577 application/rdf+xml 14230 2024-10-02T09:40:46.326601 image/jpeg 3776 2024-10-02T09:40:46.046597 image/jpeg 114589 2024-10-02T09:40:43.896629 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