Download or read book A Traveller in Time written by Alison Uttley and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2020-02-11 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The “superb” time travel adventure of one lonely young girl, a remarkable family, and an impossible task, set between modern and Elizabethan England (The Washington Post) "A beautiful book . . . a form of enchanting ghost story, with the ghosts drawn in with the grace of a painter on a fan." —The Observer Penelope Taberner Cameron is a solitary and a sickly child, a reader and a dreamer. Her mother, indeed, is of the opinion that the girl has grown all too attached to the products of her imagination and decides to send her away from London for a restorative dose of fresh country air. But staying at Thackers, in remote Derbyshire, Penelope is soon caught up in a new mystery, as she finds herself transported at unforeseeable intervals back and forth from modern to Elizabethan times. There she becomes part of a remarkable family that is, Penelope realizes, in terrible danger as they plot to free Mary, Queen of Scots, from the prison in which Queen Elizabeth has confined her. Penelope knows the tragic end that awaits the Scottish queen, but she can neither change the course of events nor persuade her new family of the hopelessness of their cause, which love, loyalty, and justice all compel them to embrace. Caught between present and past, Penelope is ever more torn by questions of freedom and fate. To travel in time, she discovers, is to be very much alone. And yet the slow recurrent rhythms of the natural world, beautifully captured by Alison Uttley, also speak of a greater ongoing life that transcends the passage of the years.
Download or read book Six Great Schoolmasters written by Frederick Douglas How and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Great Cities Through Travellers Eyes written by Peter Furtado and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 2020-01-30 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout history, intrepid men and women have related their experiences and perceptions of the worlds great cities to bring them alive to those at home. The thirty-eight cities covered in this entertaining anthology of travellers tales are spread over six continents, ranging from Beijing to Berlin, Cairo to Chicago, Lhasa to London, St Petersburg to Sydney and Rio to Rome. This volume features commentators across the millennia, including the great travellers of ancient times, such as Strabo and Pausanias; those who undertook extensive journeys in the medieval world, not least Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta; courageous women such as Isabella Bird and Freya Stark; and enterprising writers and journalists including Mark Twain and Norman Lewis. We see the worlds great cities through the eyes of traders, explorers, soldiers, diplomats, pilgrims and tourists; the experiences of emperors and monarchs sit alongside those of revolutionaries and artists, but also those of ordinary people who found themselves in remarkable situations, like the medieval Chinese abbot who was shown round the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris by the King of France himself. Some of the writers seek to provide a straightforward, accurate description of all they have seen, while others concentrate on their subjective experiences of the city and encounters with the inhabitants. Introduced and contextualized by bestselling historian Peter Furtado, each account provides both a vivid portrait of a distant place and time and an insight into those who journeyed there. The result is a book that delves into the splendours and stories that exist beyond conventional guidebooks and websites.
Download or read book Appleton s New and Complete United States Guide Book for Travellers written by W. WILLIAMS (Author of “Traveller's Guide thro'New England.”.) and published by . This book was released on 1853 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Cruellest Journey written by Kira Salak and published by Random House. This book was released on 2006 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In retracing explorer Mungo Park's fatal journey down West Africa's Niger River, author and adventuress Salak became the first person to travel alone from Mali's Old Segou to Timbuktu, the legendary "doorway to the end of the world." This is her story.
Download or read book The modern traveller by J Conder written by Josiah Conder and published by . This book was released on 1828 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Victorian Traveller s Guide to Norwich written by CB Hawkins and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2014-09-15 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an intriguing look at Norwich and its people at the turn of the twentieth century, with a special focus on the industries Norwich was, and still is, famous for.
Download or read book The Modern Traveller A Popular Description Geographical Historical and Topographical of the Various Countries of the Globe written by Josiah Conder and published by . This book was released on 1828 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hand books for Travellers in Europe and the East written by W. Pembroke Fetridge and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 932 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Travelling by Train in the Edwardian Age written by Philip Unwin and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-10-09 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1979, Travelling by Train in the Edwardian Age is a book for the steam train enthusiast, but it is much more than that: it is as well a fascinating social document reflecting an important aspect of Edwardian times. From boyhood memories the author calls to life the sights, sounds and smells of the railways in their heyday, when an express train was the fastest thing on earth: the unforgettable whiff of steam, coal dust, and oil; the colourful liveries of the numerous companies; the characteristic voices of the engines and their whistles; the décor and the motion of the gaslit carriages with their strict division into classes. The author stresses that the cheap, comfortable travel was made possible by the arduous and long hours, and often dangerous labour, of drivers, foremen, signalmen and other railway staff. He pays tribute to their loyalty and expertise in the face of often exceptionally difficult circumstances and crude equipment. The author gives due attention to the important developments during the period in locomotive and rolling stock design, station architecture and signalling technology. The many rare period photographs combine with the author’s vivid memories and evident enthusiasm to make this a uniquely informative and entertaining book.
Download or read book A hand book for travellers in Ireland written by James Fraser (of Dublin.) and published by . This book was released on 1849 with total page 772 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Modern Traveller written by Josiah Conder and published by . This book was released on 1830 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Harper s Hand book for Travellers in Europe and the East written by William Pembroke Fetridge and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 964 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
