Excerpt THE DISCOVERERS OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI. The 17th of May, 1673, Father Jacques Marquette, the missionary priest of St. Ignace, on...

Excerpt F the capital of the French nation, situated on the river Seine, were simply the most beautiful, the wittiest, wickedest, and mos...

Excerpt HOURS OF SPRING. It is sweet on awaking in the early morn to listen to the small bird singing on the tree. No sound of voice or fl...

Excerpt CHAPTER I Refers in a general way to several great and historic cities of this earth. Indicates the routes by which Prague may be...

Excerpt INTRODUCTION THE MANUSCRIPTS There are here printed two manuscripts by Sir John Lauder, Lord Fountainhall, and portions of another...

Excerpt The Diligence Office. Rollo went to Rome in company with his uncle George, from Naples. They went by the diligence, which is a spe...

Excerpt CHAPTER I. GEOGRAPHICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE. Limits, dimensions, and population of Roumania—Comparison with England—Configuration of t...

Excerpt INTRODUCTION Nearly five years elapsed between Drake's return from his Famous Voyage and the despatch of the formidable armame...

Excerpt CHAPTER I. Colombo—Dullness of the Town—Cinnamon Garden—A Cingalese Appo—Ceylon Sport—Jungle Fever—Newera Ellia—Energy of Sir E. B...

Excerpt The American transatlantic tourist, after a week or more spent upon the ocean, is usually glad to again see the land. After skirti...

Excerpt LETTERS OF TRAVEL I. FROM ATHENS Europe, whither goest thou?—the poignant question of to-day. The pride of Christian culture, the ...

Excerpt I. AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL APPROACHES I. As the train took its time and ours in mounting the uplands toward Granada on the soft, but not ...