Project Gutenberg 2011-11-24 Public domain in the USA. 67 Howe, Julia Ward 1819 1910 Howe, Mrs. Samuel Gridley Ward, Julia 03011251 From the Oak to the Olive: A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey Records of a pleasant journey Preliminaries -- The voyage -- Liverpool -- Chester; Lichfield -- London -- St. Paul's; the Japanese -- Society -- The Channel -- Paris and thence -- Marseilles -- Rome -- St. Peter's -- Supper of the pilgrims -- Easter -- Works of art -- Piazza Navona; the Tombola -- Sundays in Rome -- Catacombs -- Via Appia and the columbaria -- Naples; the journey -- The museum -- Naples; excursions -- The Capuchin -- Baja -- Capri -- Sorrento -- Florence -- Palazzo Pitti -- Venice -- Greece and the voyage thither -- Syra -- Piræus; Athens -- Expeditions; Nauplia -- Argos -- Egina -- Days in Athens -- Excursions -- Hymettus -- Items -- The palace -- The cathedral -- The missionaries -- The piazza -- Departure -- Return voyage -- Farther -- Fragments -- Flying footsteps -- Munich -- Switzerland -- The Great Exposition -- Pictures in Antwerp. Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "From the Oak to the Olive: A Plain Record of a Pleasant Journey" by Julia Ward Howe is a travel narrative written in the late 19th century. The work chronicles the author's experiences during her travels through Europe, particularly focusing on her reflections and observations about society, culture, and art in various cities such as Liverpool, Chester, London, Paris, and Rome. The book presents a blend of personal exploration and commentary on the socio-political environments of the places visited. The opening of the narrative establishes Howe's intent to document her journey without the constraints of immediate market expectations or editorial influence. She expresses her desire to present a more thoughtful and multidimensional account of her experiences rather than a hurried, superficial reporting typical of press correspondents. The initial sections describe her voyage across the Atlantic, the characters she encounters on board, and her observations upon reaching England, where she reflects on cultural contrasts between Americans and Europeans, and the nuances of travel that both bind and differentiate the travelers. Through her keen observations, Howe invites readers to consider the deeper meanings behind their travels and the connections forged through shared experiences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/38127/38127-h/images/cover.jpg en Europe -- Description and travel D Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 531888 531897 2024-09-16T06:48:27.194374 2023-09-16T12:59:00.956668 text/html text/html 531965 2011-11-24T14:36:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 414402 2011-11-24T14:38:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 425187 2024-09-16T06:48:33.234282 application/epub+zip 430849 2024-09-16T06:48:27.917311 application/epub+zip 277572 2024-09-16T06:48:27.546297 application/epub+zip 598613 2024-09-16T06:48:38.055411 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 544542 2024-09-16T06:48:32.848264 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 391995 2022-09-17T12:02:43.065790 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 504524 504332 2024-09-16T06:48:26.558320 2023-09-16T12:59:00.448675 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 504110 2011-11-24T14:36:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 205055 2011-11-24T14:38:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 504155 2011-11-24T14:38:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 204894 2011-11-24T14:38:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21210 2024-09-16T06:48:38.206228 application/rdf+xml 17384 2024-09-16T06:48:27.636293 image/jpeg 2217 2024-09-16T06:48:27.591292 image/jpeg 415669 2024-09-16T06:48:27.247316 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