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This Is A New Release Of The Original 1911 Edition.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1912 Edition.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1916 Edition.
This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS series. The creators of
this series are united by passion for literature and driven by the
intention of making all public domain books available in printed
format again - worldwide. At tredition we believe that a great book
never goes out of style. Several mostly non-profit literature
projects provide content to tredition. To support their good work,
tredition donates a portion of the proceeds from each sold copy. As
a reader of a TREDITION CLASSICS book, you support our mission to
save many of the amazing works of world literature from oblivion.
This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS series. The creators of
this series are united by passion for literature and driven by the
intention of making all public domain books available in printed
format again - worldwide. At tredition we believe that a great book
never goes out of style. Several mostly non-profit literature
projects provide content to tredition. To support their good work,
tredition donates a portion of the proceeds from each sold copy. As
a reader of a TREDITION CLASSICS book, you support our mission to
save many of the amazing works of world literature from oblivion.
Travelogues Collection offers readers a unique glimpse into the
diverse landscape, culture and wildlife of the world from the
perspective of late 19th and early 20th century esteemed travelers.
From the exotic islands of Fiji to the lush jungles of Africa to
the bustling streets of New York City, these picturesque backdrops
set the scene for amusing, and at times prejudiced, anecdotes of
adventure, survival and camaraderie. Photographs and whimsical
illustrations complement the descriptive text, bringing to life the
colorful characters encountered along the way. The Shelf2Life
Travelogues Collection allows readers to embark on a voyage into
the past to experience the world as it once was and meet the people
who inhabited it.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
1911. Fitch writes in the Introduction: These short essays on the
best old books in the world were inspired by the sudden death of an
only son, without whom I had not thought life worth living. To tide
me over the first weeks of bitter grief I plunged into this work of
reviewing the great books from the Bible to the works of the
eighteenth century writers. The suggestion came from many readers
who were impressed by the fact that in the darkest hour of sorrow
my only comfort came from the habit of reading, which Gibbon
declared he would not exchange for the wealth of the Indies. If
these essays induce any one to cultivate the reading habit, which
has been so great a solace to me in time of trouble, then I shall
feel fully repaid. Contents: Comfort Found in Good Old Books; The
Greatest Book in the World; Shakespeare Stands Next to the Bible;
How to Read the Ancient Classics; The Arabian Nights and Other
Classics; The Confessions of St. Augustine; Don Quixote, One of the
World's Great Books; The Imitation of Christ; The Ruba-iyat of Omar
Khayyam; The Divine Comedy by Dante; How to Get the Best Out of
Books; Milton's Paradise Lost and Other Poems; Pilgrim's Progress
the Finest of all Allegories; Old Dr. Johnson and His Boswell; and
Robinson Crusoe and Gulliver's Travels.
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