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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... young ladies of the region add the final graces of intellectual life in moral philoso- phy and the use of the globes to their natural gifts . The mansion of the late and left Floyd is now a seminary , and not far from it is the ...
... young ladies of the region add the final graces of intellectual life in moral philoso- phy and the use of the globes to their natural gifts . The mansion of the late and left Floyd is now a seminary , and not far from it is the ...
Pagina 21
... young barefooted daughter had still the milking to attend to , and supper must wait for the other chores . It seemed easier to be Mr. Egger , in this state of exist- ence , and sit on the front porch and meditate on the price of mules ...
... young barefooted daughter had still the milking to attend to , and supper must wait for the other chores . It seemed easier to be Mr. Egger , in this state of exist- ence , and sit on the front porch and meditate on the price of mules ...
Pagina 24
... young lady with frank and open blue eyes , who wore gloves and used the com- mon English speech , had never figured in the fiction of the region . Cherished illusions van- ish often on near approach . The day gave no peculiarity of ...
... young lady with frank and open blue eyes , who wore gloves and used the com- mon English speech , had never figured in the fiction of the region . Cherished illusions van- ish often on near approach . The day gave no peculiarity of ...
Pagina 25
... young lady , tall , gent , well favored , and communicative , who leaned in the doorway . " Yes , this house stands on the line . Where you sit you are in Tennessee ; I'm in North Carolina . " " Do you live here ? " " Law , no ; I'm ...
... young lady , tall , gent , well favored , and communicative , who leaned in the doorway . " Yes , this house stands on the line . Where you sit you are in Tennessee ; I'm in North Carolina . " " Do you live here ? " " Law , no ; I'm ...
Pagina 30
... young man , who had just ridden over from somewhere , a matter of ten miles , gallop , to get a medicinal potion for his sick mother , and lingered chatting with the young ladies until we began to fear that his mother would recover ...
... young man , who had just ridden over from somewhere , a matter of ten miles , gallop , to get a medicinal potion for his sick mother , and lingered chatting with the young ladies until we began to fear that his mother would recover ...
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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...