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History of a Six Weeks' Tour Through a Part of France, Switzerland, Germany, and Holland: / With Letters Descriptive of a Sail Round the Lake of Geneva, and of the Glaciers of Chamouni.

Chapter 1: HISTORY OF A SIX WEEKS' TOUR THROUGH A PART OF FRANCE, SWITZERLAND, GERMANY, AND HOLLAND: WITH LETTERS DESCRIPTIVE OF A SAIL ROUND THE LAKE OF GENEVA, AND OF THE GLACIERS OF CHAMOUNI.
By Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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A travel narrative combines a journal and letters detailing a six-week journey across parts of France, Switzerland, Germany, and Holland, offering scene-by-scene impressions of towns, mountain lakes, glaciers, and river passages. The author records daily travel incidents, weather, accommodations, and encounters with local people, blending practical observations with contemplative responses to dramatic landscapes. Appended correspondence describes a sail on Lake Geneva and close encounters with the Chamouni glaciers, while a lyric poem registers the emotional impact of the high Alps. The tone pairs youthful enthusiasm with sensory description and reflective commentary on travel and scenery.

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Title: History of a Six Weeks' Tour Through a Part of France, Switzerland, Germany, and Holland

Author: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Percy Bysshe Shelley

Release date: August 12, 2016 [eBook #52790]
Most recently updated: October 23, 2024

Language: English

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HISTORY
 
OF
 
A SIX WEEKS' TOUR
 
THROUGH
 
A PART OF FRANCE, SWITZERLAND, GERMANY, AND HOLLAND:
 
WITH LETTERS
 
DESCRIPTIVE OF
 
A SAIL ROUND THE LAKE OF GENEVA, AND OF THE GLACIERS OF CHAMOUNI.

LONDON:
PUBLISHED BY T. HOOKHAM, JUN.
OLD BOND STREET;
AND C. AND J. OLLIER,
WELBECK STREET.
1817.
Reynell, Printer, 45, Broad-street,
Golden-square.