Project Gutenberg 2014-10-29 Public domain in the USA. 50 Stearns, Samuel 1741 1809 Stearnes, Samuel Stearns, Saml. (Samuel) 01006080 Dr. Stearns's Tour from London to Paris Produced by Chris Curnow, Val Wooff and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Dr. Stearns's Tour from London to Paris" by Samuel Stearns is a historical account written in the late 18th century. The book chronicles the author's journey from London to Paris amidst the backdrop of the French Revolution, providing insights into the Customs, manners, and politics of France during this tumultuous period. Through Stearns's eyes, readers explore both the societal transformation occurring in France and the personal reflections of a philosopher grappling with the nature of change and liberty. The opening of the narrative describes Stearns's enthusiasm for visiting Paris, especially during the momentous occasion of the king's coronation under a new constitution. After detailing his travel arrangements and experiences at various inns along the way, he observes the changing social landscape in France upon his arrival in Calais, noting the vibrant spirit of the French people and the insistent presence of beggars. He also shares humorous anecdotes related to French customs and national practices, establishing a tone of curiosity and reflection that sets the stage for the deeper explorations of societal norms, philosophical musings, and critical observations on human behavior that will follow in the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en France -- Social life and customs -- 18th century France -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Early works to 1800 DC Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - European Browsing: Travel & Geography 204072 204082 2024-09-19T16:08:10.571467 2023-09-20T12:06:35.152462 text/html text/html 200726 2014-10-29T11:29:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 223107 2014-10-29T11:29:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 231287 2024-09-19T16:08:14.904384 application/epub+zip 233442 2024-09-19T16:08:11.344436 application/epub+zip 144152 2024-09-19T16:08:10.961422 application/epub+zip 317676 2024-09-19T16:08:17.662604 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 291847 2024-09-19T16:08:14.333401 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 202918 2022-09-21T12:44:07.609895 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 176882 176682 2024-09-19T16:08:10.078409 2023-09-20T12:06:34.665424 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 177139 2014-10-29T11:29:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 65992 2014-10-29T11:29:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 177129 2014-10-29T11:29:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 65949 2014-10-29T11:29:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20777 2024-09-19T16:08:17.790381 application/rdf+xml 15129 2024-09-19T16:08:11.037393 image/jpeg 2230 2024-09-19T16:08:10.998465 image/jpeg 225280 2024-09-19T16:08:10.593448 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