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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.

A besetting sin of the Icelanders is their drunkenness. Their poverty would probably not be so great if they were less devoted to brandy, and worked more industriously. It is dreadful to see what deep root this vice has taken. Not only on Sundays, but also on week-days, I met peasants who were so intoxicated that I was surprised how they could keep in their saddle. I am, however, happy to say that I never saw a woman in this degrading condition.

Excerpt from Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and ItalyIn the generality of cases, however, the hardships, dangers, and difficulties of such a journey were sufficient to overthrow the bravest resolution, and thus the wishes of the majority remained unfulfilled.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work...

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Excerpt from Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy For two centimes the princes and nations of the West were accustomed to wander towards the land of the morning. In vain was the noblest blood poured forth in streams in the effort to wrest the country of our heavenly Teacher from the grasp of the infidel, and though the Christian Europe of the present day forbears to renew a struggle which, considering the strength that has been gradually ...

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Informative 1852 travelogue by an adventurous and interesting woman. Newly designed and typeset in a modern 6-by-9-inch format by Waking Lion Press.

Informative 1852 travelogue by an adventurous and interesting woman. This publication from Boomer Books is specially designed and typeset for comfortable reading.

Informative 1852 travelogue by an adventurous and interesting woman. Newly designed and typeset in a modern 6-by-9-inch format by Waking Lion Press.