One Year Abroad by Blanche Willis Howard
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"One Year Abroad" by Blanche Willis Howard is a travel narrative written in the late 19th century. This work captures the essence of various European cities and landscapes, through the eyes of a reflective traveler who shares her observations and experiences journeying from Hamburg to Heidelberg and beyond. The narrative combines personal insights with vivid descriptions, inviting readers to explore the cultures and histories of these locales. The opening of "One Year
Abroad" introduces us to the author's voyage across the sea, filled with trepidation but transformed into exhilaration upon arrival in Germany. The author muses over the impracticality of guidebooks and emphasizes the importance of engaging with one’s surroundings through spontaneity and imagination. As she arrives in Hamburg, she observes the unique blend of the quaint and the commercial, while sharing anecdotes about the sights and sounds that stir her curiosity about the stories behind them. The vivid imagery of peasant costumes, children’s interactions, and the contrasts between modern life and historical memory set the stage for a journey that is both enlightening and introspective. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Howard, Blanche Willis, 1847-1898 |
|---|---|
| Title | One Year Abroad |
| Contents | Hamburg at a first glance -- Heidelberg in winter -- A flying sheet from Paris -- Baden-Baden -- Rambles about Stuttgart -- The solitude -- A day in the Black Forest -- The Lenninger Thal -- Franciska von Hohenheim -- "Nuremberg the ancient" -- Some Würtemberg towns -- In a garden -- Lindau and Bregenz -- The Vorarlberg -- In the Tyrol -- Innsbruck -- Ohenschwangau and Neu Schwanstein -- Life in Schattwald -- Up the airy mountain -- The Engadine -- Ragatz -- A flying trip to the Rhine falls -- Down from the high Alps -- By the lake of Lucerne -- Up and on and down the Rigi -- A Kaiser fest -- The Cannstadt Volksfest -- In a vineyard -- Among Freiligrath's books -- Three funerals -- Some Christmas pictures -- Hamburg again. |
| Credits | Produced by Katherine Ward and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 62.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | D: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere |
| Subject | Europe -- Description and travel |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 35680 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-35680-8 |
| Release Date | Mar 25, 2011 |
| Last Update | Apr 1, 2011 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 520 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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