Project Gutenberg 2008-03-28 Public domain in the USA. 436 Greeley, Horace 1811 1872 Gardwell, Godek Goodwell, Godek Glances at Europe In a Series of Letters from Great Britain, France, Italy, Switzerland, &c. During the Summer of 1851. Produced by Julia Miller, Barbara Kosker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Glances at Europe" by Horace Greeley is a travelogue written in the mid-19th century. This work is presented as a series of letters from Greeley as he traverses Great Britain, France, Italy, and Switzerland during the summer of 1851. It encompasses his observations on various societal and cultural aspects of the countries he visits, alongside notes about the Great Exhibition, or World's Fair, which serves as a central theme in some of his reflections. The opening of the work sets the stage for Greeley's journey, beginning with his experience crossing the Atlantic Ocean on the steamship Baltic. He candidly describes the discomforts of sea travel, including his battle with seasickness, to convey the harsh realities of voyaging in his time. As he transitions into his arrival in Europe, Greeley expresses his intent to offer genuine impressions of his travels, prioritizing authentic encounters and observations over preconceived notions or guidebooks. He emphasizes his goal of capturing the essence of outdoor life and social conditions across Western Europe, while preparing his readers for both insightful and critical reflections on the people and cultures he encounters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Europe -- Description and travel D Text Category: Travel Writing 724696 2025-08-10T09:41:52.991712 text/html 716131 2008-03-28T11:31:38 text/html 366324 2025-08-10T09:42:03.366695 application/epub+zip 375858 2025-08-10T09:41:55.663687 application/epub+zip 375313 2025-08-10T09:41:54.082701 application/epub+zip 663519 2025-08-10T09:42:09.421630 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 577136 2025-08-10T09:42:02.050665 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 576654 2022-09-11T12:45:07.906455 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 665767 2025-08-10T09:41:52.116733 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 665678 2008-03-28T11:31:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 665772 2008-03-28T11:37:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20053 2025-08-10T09:42:09.561608 application/rdf+xml 13330 2025-08-10T09:41:54.591688 image/jpeg 3563 2025-08-10T09:41:54.338691 image/jpeg 264702 2008-03-28T11:37:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 276063 2008-03-28T11:37:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 264590 2008-03-28T11:37:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 341244 2025-08-10T09:41:53.051726 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia