Project Gutenberg 2010-05-05 Public domain in the USA. 216 O'Rell, Max 1848 1903 Blouët, Paul Blouet, Leon Paul Blouët, Léon Paul 02001319 A Frenchman in America: Recollections of Men and Things Produced by Marius Masi, Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A Frenchman in America: Recollections of Men and Things" by Max O'Rell is a humorous travel memoir written in the late 19th century. The book recounts the author's experiences and observations as he travels across the United States, providing a vivid portrayal of American culture and society from a French perspective. Through his encounters with various characters and reflections on American life, O'Rell offers insight into the quirks and uniqueness of his adopted land. The opening of the memoir sets the stage for O'Rell's transatlantic journey aboard the "Celtic" during Christmas Week in 1889. He paints a vivid picture of the monotony of ship travel, characterized by sea sickness and the peculiar behaviors of his fellow passengers. O'Rell's witty commentary reveals both the stark contrast between European and American customs and his humorous take on life aboard the ship as they approach New York. Through keen observations of his fellow passengers and their attempts to cope with the dullness of the voyage, O'Rell begins to develop the narrative style that will define his recollections throughout the memoir. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en United States -- Description and travel United States -- Social life and customs -- 1865-1918 E151 Text Category: Humour Category: Travel Writing Category: French Literature 522662 2025-07-13T08:02:54.318538 text/html 525742 2010-05-05T11:24:06 text/html 4103789 2025-07-13T08:03:08.201463 application/epub+zip 4114539 2025-07-13T08:02:59.260496 application/epub+zip 273967 2025-07-13T08:02:57.313532 application/epub+zip 4376582 2025-07-13T08:03:15.098964 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4338622 2025-07-13T08:03:06.578509 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 447501 2022-09-15T03:46:15.957065 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 433602 2025-07-13T08:02:52.387616 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 433358 2010-05-05T11:24:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 433359 2010-05-05T11:24:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21924 2025-07-13T08:03:15.282951 application/rdf+xml 19108 2025-07-13T08:02:57.887541 image/jpeg 4097 2025-07-13T08:02:57.622540 image/jpeg 170705 2010-05-05T11:24:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 3903041 2010-05-05T11:24:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 170578 2010-05-05T11:24:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 4046965 2025-07-13T08:02:54.706535 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 fr.wikipedia