Project Gutenberg 2013-05-08 Public domain in the USA. 101 Dixie, Florence, Lady 1855 1905 Dixie, Florence Caroline Douglas, Lady Douglas, Florence, Lady Dixie, Lady Florence Beerbohm, Julius 1854 1906 03019144 Across Patagonia E-text prepared by Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org) "Across Patagonia" by Lady Florence Dixie is a travelogue and exploration narrative written in the late 19th century. The book chronicles the author's adventurous journey through the largely unexplored regions of Patagonia, detailing her encounters with the landscape, wildlife, and the indigenous people of the area. Lady Dixie sets out with a party that includes notable figures such as Lord Queensberry and her husband, driven by a desire for adventure far removed from the trappings of civilization. At the start of the narrative, the author reflects on the reasons behind her choice to explore Patagonia—a land perceived by her contemporaries as remote and dangerous. She gathers a group of companions, prepares for the adventure, and embarks from England on a ship bound for South America. The opening chapters detail their journey, filled with vivid descriptions of the environments they traverse, the eclectic mix of emotions surrounding their departure, and the humorous misadventures that befall them during their travels. Lady Dixie provides a keen observation of the people and landscapes encountered along the way, setting the stage for the challenges and wonders that lie ahead in Patagonia. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42666/42666-h/images/cover.jpg en Patagonia (Argentina and Chile) -- Description and travel F2801 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography 381120 380906 2024-09-18T04:28:26.182960 2023-09-18T12:53:18.262113 text/html text/html 381975 2013-05-08T12:15:27 text/html 1581183 2013-05-08T12:19:06 text/html application/zip 1639767 2024-09-18T04:28:31.972027 application/epub+zip 1644131 2024-09-18T04:28:27.172151 application/epub+zip 214823 2024-09-18T04:28:26.661994 application/epub+zip 1754924 2024-09-18T04:28:35.852926 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1714790 2024-09-18T04:28:31.420958 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 288205 2022-09-19T13:23:07.949648 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 341072 340896 2024-09-18T04:28:25.387972 2023-09-18T12:53:17.677116 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 340602 2013-05-08T12:12:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 132195 2013-05-08T12:12:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 340612 2013-05-08T12:12:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 132129 2013-05-08T12:12:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20741 2024-09-18T04:28:36.003922 application/rdf+xml 12705 2024-09-18T04:28:26.761997 image/jpeg 1933 2024-09-18T04:28:26.712971 image/jpeg 1589200 2024-09-18T04:28:26.263996 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