The Youthful Wanderer

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Author

Heffner, George H.

Title

The Youthful Wanderer An Account of a Tour through England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany and the Rhine, Switzerland, Italy, and Egypt, Adapted to the Wants of Young Americans Taking Their First Glimpses at the Old World

Credits

Produced by Distributed Proofreaders

Language

English

LoC Class

D: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere

Subject

Europe -- Description and travel

Category

Text

eBook-No.

10638

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10638

Release Date

January 1, 2004

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.The Youthful Wanderer; — or An Account of a Tour through England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany and the Rhine, Switzerland, Italy, and Egypt — Adapted to the Wants of Young Americans Taking Their First Glimpses at the Old World — Geo. H. Heffner. — Orefield: A. S. Heffner, Printer. 1876.
2. 2.Preface.
3. 3.Contents. — Chapter I. — Leaving Home. — Extracts from the Sermon. — Barnum's Hippodrome — The Parting Hour — Sea-Sickness. — Whales. — The First Sight of Land. — The Coasts of Ireland and Wales. — Life-Boat, No. 5. — Stepping Ashore. — Chapter II. — Liverpool. — The Wonderful Clock of Jacob Lovelace. — Chapter III. — Chester. — Railroads in Europe. — Chapter IV. — Stratford-upon-Avon. — Shakespeare's Birthplace, — Shottery, — Chapter V. — Stratford to Coventry. — St. Mary's Church, — Coventry. — Warwick via Leamington. — Oxford — Chapter VI. — London. — Underground Railroads, — St. Paul's Cathedral, — Crystal Palace, — The Houses of Parliament. — Arms and Crests. — Sunday in London. — Hyde Park. — The Tower of London. — Chapter VII. — London to Paris. — Chapter VIII. — Paris. — The Boulevards, — Arcades and Passages. — Galleries. — Palais Royal, — Champs Elysees, — Jardin des Tuileries, — Arc de Triomphe de L'Etoile — The Tomb of Napoleon I. — The Artesian Well of Grenelle. — The Artesian Well of Passy, — Notre Dame. — The Pantheon. — La Madeleine — The Louvre. — Theatres, Operas — At a Ball. — Incidents. — Chapter IX. — Versailles. — An Incident — Chapter X. — Leaving Paris. — The Cathedral (St. Gudule), — Hotel de Ville. — Antwerp — Notre Dame Cathedral. — The Museum. — Chapter XI. — Holland. — Public Highways. — The Hague, — Cloak-Rooms. — Utrecht. — Chapter XII. — Cologne. — The Cathedral. — The Museum. — Bonn. — Chapter XIII. — Coblentz. — Frankfort. — Worms. — Chapter XIV. — Die Pfalz (Palatinate). — Frankenthal — Mannheim, — Neustadt. — Heidelberg. — The Tun, — Strassburg. — Chapter XV. — Switzerland. — Chapter XVI. — Geneva to Turin. — Mont Cenis Tunnel. — Italy. — Italy's Fair Sons and Daughters. — Milan. — Venice. — San Marco. — Chapter XVII. — Venice to Bologna. — Florence. — Pisa. — The Cathedral. — Getting Warmer, — Chapter XVIII. — Rome. — The Colosseum — The Roman Forum. — The Tabularium. — The Rostra, — The Temple of Cæsar — The Baths of Caracalla. — The Pyramid of Cestius. — The Catacombs — The Temple of Vesta. — Obelisks and Fountains. — St. Peter's. — The Lateran — Santa Maria Maggiore. — S. Antonio Abbate, — The Scala Santa — S. Pietro in Vincoli — S. Maria in Aracoeli — The Vatican — Museums. — Chapter XIX. — Rome to Brindisi. — Chapter XX. — On the Mediterranean. — Alexandria — Cairo. — On the "Home-Stretch." — Conclusion. — The End.

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