Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. 2 (of 2)

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stephens, John L., 1805-1852

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. 2" by the unnamed author is a travel narrative written in the mid-19th century. This work offers an engaging exploration of various regions, particularly focusing on the author's journey through Russia and Poland, detailing the vibrant landscapes, local customs, and idiosyncratic experiences along the way. The opening of the book chronicles the author's preparations and challenges for a nearly two-thousand-mile journey across largely uncivilized territory in Russia, where he describes the choice of conveyance and the difficulty of navigating through the wilderness. The narrative introduces a companion for this journey, revealing tensions and ongoing disputes between them. As they set off, the author expresses both excitement and anxiety about the countless obstacles that lie ahead, including the challenges posed by a Jewish postmaster and a troublesome servant. The journey through the wild steppes takes shape as a vivid, engaging tale filled with suspense about their progressing adventure. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Julia Miller, Eleni Christofaki and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 56.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.

7th edition.

Release date is 2011-11-09