Project Gutenberg 2014-02-24 Public domain in the USA. 68 Forde, Gertrude A Lady's Tour in Corsica, Vol. 1 (of 2) 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 (https://archive.org) "A Lady's Tour in Corsica, Vol. 1 (of 2)" by Gertrude Forde is a travel narrative written in the late 19th century. This account follows three adventurous Englishwomen as they embark on an exploration of Corsica. The author aims to unveil the charm of Corsica, countering prevalent misconceptions about the island’s perils and inhabitants. The opening of the book sets the stage for the journey, presenting the initial challenges faced by the women as they prepare to travel to Corsica. It highlights their departure from Leghorn amidst treacherous weather conditions and their determination to overcome fears fueled by friends’ warnings about the potential dangers of the island. The narrative details their tumultuous sea voyage to Bastia, where they encounter the local culture, customs, and initial impressions of the Corsican landscape. Through humorous anecdotes and observations, Forde introduces character dynamics among her group and offers early insights into the unique aspects of Corsican life and hospitality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44993/44993-h/images/cover.jpg en Corsica (France) -- Description and travel DC Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 326369 326159 2024-09-18T19:35:00.807129 2023-09-19T14:46:28.827826 text/html text/html 328328 2014-02-24T12:25:08 text/html 186375 2014-02-24T12:28:09 text/html application/zip 204579 2024-09-18T19:35:06.271604 application/epub+zip 205754 2024-09-18T19:35:01.702119 application/epub+zip 199469 2024-09-18T19:35:01.245131 application/epub+zip 312277 2024-09-18T19:35:10.039620 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 275625 2024-09-18T19:35:05.738135 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265485 2022-09-20T14:20:19.221523 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 284755 2024-09-18T19:34:59.978133 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 284350 2020-06-15T18:51:37 text/plain; charset=utf-8 112613 2020-06-15T18:51:37 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 284268 2014-02-24T12:17:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 112530 2014-02-24T12:17:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 284277 2014-02-24T12:17:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 112427 2014-02-24T12:17:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20889 2024-09-18T19:35:10.182576 application/rdf+xml 14744 2024-09-18T19:35:01.336156 image/jpeg 2230 2024-09-18T19:35:01.291139 image/jpeg 186693 2024-09-18T19:35:00.839130 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