Project Gutenberg 2017-07-15 Public domain in the USA. 51 Bennett, Arnold 1867 1931 Bennett, Enoch Arnold Bennett, E. Arnold Rickards, Edwin Alfred 1872 1920 Rickards, E. A. (Edwin Alfred) 14019193 From the Log of the Velsa Reading ease score: 69.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Holland -- The Baltic -- Copenhagen -- On the French and Flemish coasts -- East Anglian estuaries. Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by the Internet Archive "From the Log of the Velsa" by Arnold Bennett is a travel narrative written in the early 20th century. This work details the author's experiences aboard a yacht named Velsa as it journeys through the canals and coastal waters of Holland and the Baltic region. The narrative unfolds through the author's observations and interactions with the people and landscapes they encounter, painted against the backdrop of maritime adventure. The beginning of the text introduces us to the protagonist, who is traveling on the Velsa with a Dutch skipper and a small crew. As they navigate the canals from Belgium to the Netherlands, the author provides vivid descriptions of the surroundings, emphasizing the cleanliness and orderliness of Holland compared to Belgium. The rain and weather challenges add to their nautical adventure, as does their encounter with the complexities of yachting, including equipment failures and repairs. Through humor and engaging observations, the opening chapters set the tone for a leisurely exploration of Dutch life, maritime culture, and the idiosyncrasies of both the yacht and its crew. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Europe -- Description and travel D Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 289966 289962 2024-09-23T04:06:24.564550 2023-09-23T14:57:53.104762 text/html text/html 290968 2021-02-25T09:33:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 6379163 2021-02-25T09:33:33 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 6542521 2024-09-23T04:06:33.613565 application/epub+zip 6526126 2024-09-23T04:06:26.355547 application/epub+zip 171577 2024-09-23T04:06:25.173555 application/epub+zip 6593564 2024-09-23T04:06:39.432453 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6546438 2024-09-23T04:06:31.076484 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 230715 2022-09-25T03:15:42.380617 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236287 236210 2024-09-23T04:06:23.671588 2023-09-23T14:57:52.017748 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 236507 2017-07-15T06:42:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 94463 2017-07-15T06:43:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18787 2024-09-23T04:06:39.614445 application/rdf+xml 14220 2024-09-23T04:06:25.311553 image/jpeg 2495 2024-09-23T04:06:25.240545 image/jpeg 6402321 2024-09-23T04:06:24.735552 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