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Round the Globe

Round the Globe

by W. C. Procter

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Editor
Procter, W. C.
Title
Round the globe through Greater Britain
Original Publication
New York: Thomas Whittaker, 1889.
Credits
Rick Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
Language
English
LoC Class
G: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation
Subject
Great Britain -- Colonies -- Description and travel
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 79871
Release Date
October 27, 2026
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.ROUND THE GLOBE THROUGH GREATER BRITAIN
  2. 2.CONTENTS.
  3. 3.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
  4. 4.INTRODUCTION.
  5. 5.WESTWARD TO NIAGARA.
  6. 6.CHAPTER I. THE ST. LAWRENCE AND QUEBEC.
  7. 7.CHAPTER II. MONTREAL AND OTTAWA.
  8. 8.CHAPTER III. TORONTO.
  9. 9.CHAPTER IV. THE HORSE-SHOE FALL.
  10. 10.CHAPTER V. THE AMERICAN FALL.
  11. 11.OUR RAILWAY TO THE PACIFIC
  12. 12.CHAPTER I. DARING PROJECT.
  13. 13.CHAPTER II. DAUNTING DIFFICULTIES.
  14. 14.CHAPTER III. THE VICTORY.
  15. 15.CHAPTER IV. FROM THE PACIFIC TO WINNIPEG.
  16. 16.CHAPTER V. WINNIPEG TO MONTREAL.
  17. 17.IN THE FIJI ISLES.
  18. 18.CHAPTER I. SCENERY AND NATURAL PRODUCTS.
  19. 19.CHAPTER II. INDUSTRIES AND CUSTOMS.
  20. 20.NEW ZEALAND.
  21. 21.CHAPTER I. NATURE OF THE COUNTRY.
  22. 22.CHAPTER II. THE HOT LAKES.⁠ [3]
  23. 23.CHAPTER III. THE WESTERN SOUNDS.
  24. 24.CHAPTER IV. THE WESTERN SOUNDS.— Continued.
  25. 25.AUSTRALIA.
  26. 26.CHAPTER I. GENERAL DESCRIPTION.
  27. 27.CHAPTER II. WATER SYSTEM AND CLIMATE.
  28. 28.CHAPTER III. NATURAL HISTORY.—1.⁠ [7]
  29. 29.CHAPTER IV. NATURAL HISTORY.—2.
  30. 30.INDIA.
  31. 31.CHAPTER I. POSITION AND EXTENT.
  32. 32.CHAPTER II. PHYSICAL FEATURES.
  33. 33.CHAPTER III. THE GANGES AND INDUS.
  34. 34.CHAPTER IV. CLIMATE AND PEOPLE.
  35. 35.CHAPTER V. CHRISTIANITY IN BENARES.
  36. 36.CHAPTER VI, CHRISTIANITY IN BENARES.— Continued.
  37. 37.CHAPTER VII. THE HILL FORTS OF THE DECCAN. 1.—A SAVAGE PATRIOT.
  38. 38.CHAPTER VIII. THE HILL FORTS OF THE DECCAN. 2.—TORNA.
  39. 39.CHAPTER IX. THE HILL FORTS OF THE DECCAN. 3.—RAJGHUR AND OTHERS.
  40. 40.CHAPTER X. THE HILL FORTS OF THE DECCAN. 4.—HOW THEY HAVE BEEN TAKEN.
  41. 41.CHAPTER XI. A DAY AT CAPE COMORIN.
  42. 42.CHAPTER XII. THE ISLE OF SPICY BREEZES. — 1.—COLOMBO.
  43. 43.CHAPTER XIII. THE ISLE OF SPICY BREEZES. 2.—KANDY.
  44. 44.MAURITIUS.
  45. 45.CHAPTER I. FIRST IMPRESSIONS.
  46. 46.CHAPTER II. CLIMATE.
  47. 47.CHAPTER III. LOCAL CHARACTERISTICS.
  48. 48.SOUTH AFRICA.
  49. 49.CHAPTER I. GENERAL DESCRIPTION.
  50. 50.CHAPTER II. CLIMATE AND CUSTOMS.
  51. 51.CHAPTER III. NATURAL PRODUCTS.
  52. 52.GIBRALTAR.
  53. 53.HOMEWARD BY GIBRALTAR. — GIBRALTAR. — FOOTNOTES:
  54. 54.Untitled

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