Argonaut Letters (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Jerome Hart

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330961048 ISBN 13 : 9781330961049

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Travel sketches and personal dispatches that blend vivid scenes with quiet observations. This book compiles intimate vignettes from Jerome Hart’s journeys, from the Azores to Rome, and onward to California. It mixes descriptive travel writing with reflections on people, places, and the days spent on the move.

Two long-form sections weave together landscape, city life, and social scenes, offering a window into how travel shapes memory and perspective. The tone stays approachable and observant, inviting readers to notice details they might otherwise miss.

- See striking illustrations and real-world scenes from historic sites, coastal towns, and bustling cities.
- Read pointed reflections on travel companions, crowds, and the unexpected humor of being a visitor in unfamiliar places.
- Discover how posters, street life, and local scenes color the traveler’s experience and memory.
- Follow episodes that move from distant shores to familiar home, through moods of curiosity, humor, and a sense of place.

Ideal for readers who enjoy thoughtful travel writing, vivid setting descriptions, and anecdotes drawn from real journeys across continents.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

No one better than the writer knows how ephemeral are these pages. No one better than he knows that they are not literature because they are bound in boards. They are merely newspaper jottings of travel during some pleasant months abroad. Their only right to be is the desire which many readers have expressed to obtain them in permanent form. To that desire the writer has yielded. A word of explanation and apology may not be amiss here. These sketches were written in the little leisure that travel affords sometimes on a steamer, often on a train. Therefore profound and matured thought may scarcely be looked for in them. They were orally dictated, hence their familiar and colloquial tone. They were written with no library at hand, and if the writers memory has failed him at times, pray let the reader pardon him.
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About the Publisher

Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.

Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330961048
• ISBN 13: 9781330961049
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 560
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