A Brage-Beaker With the Swedes (Classic Reprint): Or, Notes From the North in 1852 - Couverture souple

W. Blanchard Jerrold

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1331592194 ISBN 13 : 9781331592198

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Travelogue from 1852: wit, wonder, and a brisk look at Sweden’s scenery and steam-powered change.
A Brage-Beaker With the Swedes follows a long northward journey in the year 1852, mingling personal humor with sharp observations of Swedish life, landscapes, and early railways. The book blends travel detail with historical curiosity, recounting inns, forests, lakes, and the challenges of new technology as a nation begins to embrace steam and rapid transport.

This edition captures a traveler’s voice that notices people, places, and engines with a clear, approachable humor. It offers glimpses of daily life on the road, reflections on industry, and a portrait of a country on the edge of modernization.

• Vivid scenes of winter journeys, frost, forests, and lakes as the author travels from Stockholm toward inland towns.


• Accessible explanations of railways, ore mining, and early industrial projects in Sweden.


• Observations on how technology changes travel, commerce, and everyday life in the 19th century.


• A lively, personal voice that blends humor with historical context, making complex topics easy to follow.

Ideal for readers who enjoy travel writing with a historical bent, early industrial history, and a quietly humorous narrator guiding you through a northern world beginning to change.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1331592194
• ISBN 13: 9781331592198
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 285
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