Project Gutenberg 2013-03-06 Public domain in the USA. 55 Cambridge, Ada 1844 1926 Cross, Ada Cambridge The Retrospect Laura & Joyce McDonald and Clare Graham and Marc D'Hooghe "The Retrospect" by Ada Cambridge is a reflective autobiographical narrative written in the early 20th century. This book delves into the author's experiences and emotions surrounding her long-awaited return to England after nearly four decades spent in Australia. The central character, portraying the author herself, grapples with feelings of nostalgia, change, and the passage of time as she revisits her childhood home and the landscapes of her youth. The opening of the narrative introduces readers to the protagonist's poignant reflections on her thirty-eight-year absence from England, capturing her sense of longing and the complexities of returning home as an older woman. The text details her journey aboard a ship, the anticipation of finally reaching her native land, and her musings on the changes that have occurred both in herself and the world around her. As she approaches England, she experiences renewed hope and an unexpected joy in rediscovering places that once held deep significance in her past. The beginning sets the stage for a heartfelt exploration of memory, identity, and the inevitability of change, all while painting vivid descriptions of the landscapes she encounters along the way. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en England -- Social life and customs Cambridge, Ada, 1844-1926 -- Anecdotes DA PR Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General 518191 518104 2024-09-17T16:11:59.465363 2023-09-18T10:49:35.765508 text/html text/html 524127 2021-02-16T05:38:52 text/html 206118 2021-02-16T05:42:18 text/html application/zip 251628 2024-09-17T16:12:06.077333 application/epub+zip 257884 2024-09-17T16:12:00.855310 application/epub+zip 257884 2024-09-17T16:12:00.027349 application/epub+zip 402532 2024-09-17T16:12:10.521290 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 386432 2024-09-17T16:12:05.509304 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 386487 2022-09-19T10:14:55.733620 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 503238 2024-09-17T16:11:58.947339 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 503148 2021-02-16T05:41:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 202139 2021-02-16T05:41:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18182 2024-09-17T16:12:10.655250 application/rdf+xml 9722 2024-09-17T16:12:00.372315 image/jpeg 2783 2024-09-17T16:12:00.197310 image/jpeg 247622 2024-09-17T16:11:59.513308 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