Project Gutenberg 2016-08-12 Public domain in the USA. 212 Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft 1797 1851 Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin Shelley, Mary W. Shelley, Percy Bysshe 1792 1822 Shelley, P. B. (Percy Bysshe) 28030899 History of a Six Weeks' Tour Through a Part of France, Switzerland, Germany, and Holland: With Letters Descriptive of a Sail Round the Lake of Geneva, and of the Glaciers of Chamouni. Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "History of a Six Weeks' Tour Through a Part of France, Switzerland, Germany, and Holland" is a travel narrative written in the early 19th century. This account details the journey of a young party who navigates various European landscapes, recounting their experiences and observations while visiting significant places. The narrative captures the beauty and challenges faced during their travels, reflecting on the scenery they encounter and the historical significance of their locations. At the start of the narrative, the author sets the stage by explaining the context of their journey, which began in London in 1814 during a period of unusual heat. The narrative describes their harrowing sea crossing to France, detailing the seasickness and subsequent arrival at Calais. Along their travels, the author captures the contrasting nature of French and English cultures, portraying scenes of rural beauty and local customs while reflecting on the effects of recent war and destruction in the region. The journey progresses through various towns, with vivid descriptions of landscapes and personal interactions, setting a tone of youthful wonder and exploration that invites the reader to share in their adventures across Europe. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Europe -- Description and travel Authors, English -- 19th century -- Biography Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851 -- Travel -- Europe Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822 -- Travel -- Europe D Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - European Browsing: Travel & Geography 167891 167893 2024-09-22T04:44:54.663250 2023-09-22T15:56:16.587238 text/html text/html 165628 2020-08-25T13:13:18 text/html; charset=utf-8 96014 2020-08-25T13:13:54 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 128395 2024-09-22T04:44:58.370223 application/epub+zip 126963 2024-09-22T04:44:55.372323 application/epub+zip 126963 2024-09-22T04:44:55.009269 application/epub+zip 177421 2024-09-22T04:45:00.733182 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 156847 2024-09-22T04:44:57.979253 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 157163 2022-09-24T00:58:09.118861 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 141603 141411 2024-09-22T04:44:54.337286 2023-09-22T15:56:16.235245 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 141827 2020-08-25T13:13:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 53812 2020-08-25T13:13:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20289 2024-09-22T04:45:00.873196 application/rdf+xml 10103 2024-09-22T04:44:55.083215 image/jpeg 2092 2024-09-22T04:44:55.046241 image/jpeg 102780 2024-09-22T04:44:54.680290 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 en.wikipedia