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 9
... turning the corners of the lines of the catch without a break . The effect was soon visible in the emotional crowd : feet began to move in a reg- ular cadence and voices to join in , with spurts of ejaculation ; and soon , with an air ...
... turning the corners of the lines of the catch without a break . The effect was soon visible in the emotional crowd : feet began to move in a reg- ular cadence and voices to join in , with spurts of ejaculation ; and soon , with an air ...
Pagina 11
... 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 Virginia ...
... 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 Virginia ...
Pagina 15
... turned out to be very good , and we have tried to introduce it in families since our return , with indifferent success . There did not seem to be in this family much curiosity about the world at large , nor much stir of social life ...
... turned out to be very good , and we have tried to introduce it in families since our return , with indifferent success . There did not seem to be in this family much curiosity about the world at large , nor much stir of social life ...
Pagina 19
... turned out to be the easy way of the country . Mr. Egger was far from being inhospitable , but was in no hurry , and never had been in a hurry . He was not ex- actly a gentleman of the old school . He was better than that . He dated ...
... turned out to be the easy way of the country . Mr. Egger was far from being inhospitable , but was in no hurry , and never had been in a hurry . He was not ex- actly a gentleman of the old school . He was better than that . He dated ...
Pagina 24
... turning out to be twenty - two , and a rough road . There is a little settlement about Egger's , and the first half mile of our way we had the company of the school - mistress , a modest , pleasant - spoken girl . Neither she nor any ...
... turning out to be twenty - two , and a rough road . There is a little settlement about Egger's , and the first half mile of our way we had the company of the school - mistress , a modest , pleasant - spoken girl . Neither she nor any ...
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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...