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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Pagina 10
... riding is gen . eral , are trained to walk fast . We hear much of horses that can walk five miles an hour , but they are as rare as white elephants . Our horses were only fair walkers . We realized how necessary this accomplishment is ...
... riding is gen . eral , are trained to walk fast . We hear much of horses that can walk five miles an hour , but they are as rare as white elephants . Our horses were only fair walkers . We realized how necessary this accomplishment is ...
Pagina 11
... ride . Climbing was the most unsatisfactory use to which a mountain could be put . As to White - Top , it was a small mountain , and not worth ascending . The Friend of Humanity , who believes in moun- tain - climbing as a theory , and ...
... ride . Climbing was the most unsatisfactory use to which a mountain could be put . As to White - Top , it was a small mountain , and not worth ascending . The Friend of Humanity , who believes in moun- tain - climbing as a theory , and ...
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... ride single - file , or as the Professor expressed it , - " Let me confess that we two must be twain , Although our undivided loves are one , ” - we gathered information about Egger's from the infrequent hovels on the road , which in ...
... ride single - file , or as the Professor expressed it , - " Let me confess that we two must be twain , Although our undivided loves are one , ” - we gathered information about Egger's from the infrequent hovels on the road , which in ...
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... ride became tedious before we reached the summit . On the summit is the dwelling and distillery of a colonel famous in these parts . We stopped at the house for a glass of milk ; the colonel was absent , and while the woman in charge ...
... ride became tedious before we reached the summit . On the summit is the dwelling and distillery of a colonel famous in these parts . We stopped at the house for a glass of milk ; the colonel was absent , and while the woman in charge ...
Pagina 26
... ride on further for our heroine . " And yet , " said the Professor , as we left the site of the colonel's thriving distillery , and by a winding , picturesque road through a rough farming country descended into the valley , " and yet ...
... ride on further for our heroine . " And yet , " said the Professor , as we left the site of the colonel's thriving distillery , and by a winding , picturesque road through a rough farming country descended into the valley , " and yet ...
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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...