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Excerpt from Scenes and Impressions in Egypt and in ItalyTastes which are found scattered in the world's corners, and are as unpretending, and as easily satisfied as my own.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, ...

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Excerpt from Sketches of IndiaFew Writers, who are not Poets by Profession, have the Art of Painting in Words, with so much Vividness and Distinctness, the various Objects which surround their View.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digital...

Excerpt from Military Memoirs of Field Marshal, the Duke of Wellington, Vol. 1 of 2Of all the wars in which he was engaged, peace, the mother and the nurse of all that is good for man, was the blessed end!The difficulty of doing any justice in such narrow limits to the development of a military character so emi nent and unrivalled as that of the Duke of Wellington, has been severely felt by the Author. TO produce a closely digested narrative O...

Excerpt from Recollections of the PeninsulaThe following pages have occupied and amused the leisure of my winter evenings.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imp...

Excerpt from Tales of the Wars of Our Times, Vol. 2 of 2There is a something infinitely grand, infinitely affecting, in the aspect of a patriot population arraying its rude strength to defend the land of their forefathers, and the rights descended from them, against the detestable invader.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction ...

Excerpt from Tales of the Wars of Our Times, Vol. 1 of 2War is the curse, and peace the blessing, of a country: a realm gaineth more by one year's peace than by ten-years' war. Thus thought and spoke the great Lord Burleigh. His last memorable act was an attempt to bring about a peace with Spain, in which he was Opposed by the Earl of Essex, to whom the statesman pointed out these words in the Psalms, Men of blood shall not live out half their...

Excerpt from The Broken Font, Vol. 1 of 2: A Story of the Civil WarIn the contrivance of such a fiction, it became necessary to introduce pictures of fanaticism and hypocrisy, and to describe scenes of cruelty and of low interested persecution, but such parts of the story must not be considered separately from the 'rest. The general tenor of my volumes will, I trust, be found in strict consistency with that charity that thinketh no evil, but h...

Excerpt from The Broken Font, Vol. 2 of 2: A Story of the Civil WarWhy, Jane, said Sir Oliver, what is come to you, girl? It was but five minutes ago that I saw you with your kerchief at your eyes, looking as sad as though you were sitting at a funeral, and now thou mockest poor Arthur, as if he were a vain boaster, instead of a gallant boy, as thou well knowest. - Never mind her, Arthur: she is a true woman, and teazes those most whom she lov...

Excerpt from The Story of a Life, Vol. 1 of 2IN this age of restlessness and excite ment, When so many are wandering, and so many are sighing to (wander, I have thought that the imaginary life of a weak and wayward being, self. Exiled, and subjected through long years to vicissitude and sorrow, might not be altogether devoid of interest, or perhaps, indeed, without its use.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of r...

Excerpt from Story of a Life, Vol. 2 of 2We came to the little garden gate in the lofty and jealous wall, and he drove me in, and into the house, and through the court, to an inner chamber, then, as he closed the door behind.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-th...

About the Book Books about Travel in India discuss the wonders of travel and adventures on the great Indian sub-continent, which contains the remnants of Indus Valley Civilisation, a rich historical legacy, and a wonderously diverse landscape. Titles include: A Glance Backward at Fifteen Years of Missionary Life in North India, Domestic Manners and Customs of the Hindoos of Northern India, or More Strictly Speaking, of the North West Provinces...

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Reissued more than 170 years after its first publication, a facsimile edition of one of the accounts of the Peninsular War.

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed w...

bTitle:/b The imagery of Foreign Travel, or, descriptive extracts from scenes and impressions in Egypt, India, etc. Selected and republished by the author [M. Sherer].br/br/bPublisher:/b British Library, Historical Print Editionsbr/br/The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspaper...