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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... supper , the question became a burning one , and we went to explore the kitchen . No sign of it there . No fire in the stove , nothing cooked in the house , of course . Mrs. Egger and her comely young barefooted daughter had still the ...
... supper , the question became a burning one , and we went to explore the kitchen . No sign of it there . No fire in the stove , nothing cooked in the house , of course . Mrs. Egger and her comely young barefooted daughter had still the ...
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... supper , served in a room dimly lighted with a smoky lamp , on a long table covered with oil - cloth , was not of the sort to arouse the delayed and now gone appetite of a Reformer , and yet it did not lack variety : corn - pone ...
... supper , served in a room dimly lighted with a smoky lamp , on a long table covered with oil - cloth , was not of the sort to arouse the delayed and now gone appetite of a Reformer , and yet it did not lack variety : corn - pone ...
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... supper staggered the novices , but the drovers attacked it as if such cooking were a common occurrence , and did justice to the weary labors of Mrs. Egger . Egger is well prepared to entertain stran- gers , having several rooms and ...
... supper staggered the novices , but the drovers attacked it as if such cooking were a common occurrence , and did justice to the weary labors of Mrs. Egger . Egger is well prepared to entertain stran- gers , having several rooms and ...
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... supper , lodging , and breakfast was high or low , as the traveler chose to estimate it . It was $ 1.20 : that is , thirty cents for each indi- vidual , or ten cents for each meal and lodging . Our road was a sort of by - way up Gentry ...
... supper , lodging , and breakfast was high or low , as the traveler chose to estimate it . It was $ 1.20 : that is , thirty cents for each indi- vidual , or ten cents for each meal and lodging . Our road was a sort of by - way up Gentry ...
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