Project Gutenberg 2014-06-17 Public domain in the USA. 43 Topelius, Zacharias 1818 1898 Topelius, Zachris Topelius, Zakarias Topelius, Zakris Topelius, Sakarias senior, Zacharias Topelius Matkahavaintoja puoli vuosisataa sitten Reading ease score: 27.2 (College graduate level). Very difficult to read. E-text prepared by Tapio Riikonen "Matkahavaintoja puoli vuosisataa sitten" by Zacharias Topelius is a travel account written in the early 20th century. The book reflects on the author's journeys and experiences across various places, particularly focusing on cities and landscapes across Scandinavia and Europe. Through personal reflections and observations, it explores themes of nostalgia, cultural contrasts, and the beauty of the explored locales. The opening of the work introduces the reader to the author's intentions, emphasizing a departure from traditional travel writing. Instead of delivering a systematic account of his journey, Topelius expresses his hesitation and invites the reader to experience snippets of impressions rather than exhaustive descriptions. He presents his observations of Swedish landscapes and cities with a tone steeped in emotion and reflection, recounting the bittersweet feelings associated with leaving his homeland as he sets off on a voyage marked by both excitement and melancholy. As he sails over the waters, he contemplates connections to his past and the enchanting allure of new places, signaling a journey defined by an inner emotional landscape as much as by physical travels. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fi Europe -- Description and travel D Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: Travel & Geography 602776 602709 2024-10-19T09:56:06.647202 2023-09-20T05:44:43.903028 text/html text/html 581313 2014-06-17T14:07:22 text/html 234101 2014-06-17T14:10:21 text/html application/zip 332062 2024-10-19T09:56:17.181203 application/epub+zip 337966 2024-10-19T09:56:10.796221 application/epub+zip 311920 2024-10-19T09:56:09.321203 application/epub+zip 629539 2024-10-19T09:56:22.299160 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 615336 2024-10-19T09:56:16.205194 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 579172 2022-09-21T03:35:10.325365 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 579609 579595 2024-10-19T09:56:05.882254 2023-09-20T05:44:43.255030 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 556578 2014-06-17T14:04:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 230018 2014-06-17T14:04:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19979 2024-10-19T09:56:22.432152 application/rdf+xml 19489 2024-10-19T09:56:09.888211 image/jpeg 4139 2024-10-19T09:56:09.600191 image/jpeg 329309 2024-10-19T09:56:06.705228 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 fi.wikipedia sv.wikipedia