On Horseback: A Tour in Virginia, North Carolina and TennesseeCosimo, Inc., 1 nov 2005 - 331 pagina's Mr. Egger was far from being inhospitable, but was in no hurry, and never had been in a hurry. He was not exactly a gentleman of the old school. He was better than that. He dated from the time when there were no schools at all, and he lived in that placid world which is without information and ideas-from On HorsebackA favorite of readers of his time, the travelogues of Charles Dudley Warner continue to delight armchair globetrotters today. On Horseback, first serialized in The Atlantic Monthly between July and October 1885, is Warner's witty and engaging account of a trip through the Southern United States, from the challenges and charms of mounted travel to the restful beauty of the landscapes and the resilience and generosity of the people of the Appalachian Mountains.Also in this volume: Mexican Notes, which originally appeared in Harper's New Monthly Magazine from May to August 1887, the chronicle of a two-month journey by train south of the border. Whether Warner is despairing of the quality of Mexican coffee or indulging in hot-spring baths, his observations are uniquely entertaining.American essayist and novelist CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER (1829-1900) served on the editorial staffs of the Hartford Press, the Hartford Courant, and Harpers Magazine. He was the first president of the National Institute of Arts and Letters, and published numerous books, including My Summer in a Garden (1870), My Winter on the Nile (1876), and a biography of Washington Irving (1881). |
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... ground . We soon turned southward and descended into the Holston River Valley . Beyond lay the Tennessee hills and conspicuous White- Top Mountain ( 5530 feet ) , which has a good deal of local celebrity ( standing where the States of ...
... ground . We soon turned southward and descended into the Holston River Valley . Beyond lay the Tennessee hills and conspicuous White- Top Mountain ( 5530 feet ) , which has a good deal of local celebrity ( standing where the States of ...
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... ground , but took his stand on his right as a man not to ascend a mountain . With this ap- peal to first principles , a position that could not be confuted on account of its vagueness ( although it might probably be demonstrated that in ...
... ground , but took his stand on his right as a man not to ascend a mountain . With this ap- peal to first principles , a position that could not be confuted on account of its vagueness ( although it might probably be demonstrated that in ...
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... ground with their brilliant petals , dashing all the way with color ; but they were still matchlessly beautiful . Great banks of pink and white covered the steep hillsides ; the bending stems , ten to twen- 16 ON HORSEBACK .
... ground with their brilliant petals , dashing all the way with color ; but they were still matchlessly beautiful . Great banks of pink and white covered the steep hillsides ; the bending stems , ten to twen- 16 ON HORSEBACK .
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... later , espe- cially in North Carolina , where we encountered no stream of water that was not muddy , and saw no cultivated ground that was not washed . The process of denudation is going on rapidly wherever the 20 ON HORSEBACK .
... later , espe- cially in North Carolina , where we encountered no stream of water that was not muddy , and saw no cultivated ground that was not washed . The process of denudation is going on rapidly wherever the 20 ON HORSEBACK .
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Pagina 17 - So am I as the rich, whose blessed key Can bring him to his sweet up-locked treasure, The which he will not every hour survey, For blunting the fine point of seldom pleasure. Therefore are feasts so solemn and so rare, Since, seldom coming, in the long year set, Like stones of worth they thinly placed are, Or captain jewels in the carcanet.
Pagina 9 - The sermon contained the usual vivid description of the last judgment-ah, and I fancied that the congregation did not get the ordinary satisfaction out of it. Fashion had entered the fold, and the singing was mostly executed by a choir in the dusky gallery, who thinly and harshly warbled the emotional hymns. It occupied the minister a long time to give out the notices of the week, and there was not an evening or afternoon that had not its meetings, its literary or social gathering, its picnic or...