Project Gutenberg 2011-07-23 Public domain in the USA. 359 Jameson, Mrs. (Anna) 1794 1860 Jameson, Anna Brownell Murphy Murphy, Anna Brownell Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad, Vol. 1 (of 3) With Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Produced by Julia Miller, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad, Vol. 1 (of 3)" by Mrs. Jameson is a travelogue and collection of essays written in the early 19th century. The book captures the author's observations of art, literature, and character during her travels across Europe, particularly in Germany, intertwining personal anecdotes with cultural reflections. Through this lens, Jameson aims to provide insight into the societies she encounters, focusing on the nuances of social interactions and the art scene of the time. The opening of the work introduces us to the author's motivation for compiling her experiences from traveling, guided by the encouragement of her friends to publish her observations. Jameson shares her thoughts on various characters she encounters on a Rhine steamboat, illustrating the contrasts between the aloof aristocratic English family and the more approachable German companions. These sketches form the groundwork for her exploration of the themes of identity, social class, and the importance of openness in experiencing different cultures. The dialogue format reveals her introspective nature and sets the stage for a deeper narrative that continues throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/36818/36818-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 61.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Germany -- Description and travel DD Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Travel Writing 423870 2025-06-15T05:40:52.170864 text/html 425870 2021-01-07T22:42:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1369668 2021-01-07T22:42:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1413855 2025-06-15T05:40:59.611770 application/epub+zip 1416981 2025-06-15T05:40:53.543802 application/epub+zip 233593 2025-06-15T05:40:52.776803 application/epub+zip 1546050 2025-06-15T05:41:04.039723 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1505052 2025-06-15T05:40:58.641752 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 319906 2022-09-17T03:35:47.022193 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 358245 2025-06-15T05:40:51.230823 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 358062 2021-01-07T22:42:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 142691 2021-01-07T22:42:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 358115 2021-01-07T22:42:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 142516 2021-01-07T22:42:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20620 2025-06-15T05:41:04.192725 application/rdf+xml 22172 2025-06-15T05:40:52.888789 image/jpeg 3014 2025-06-15T05:40:52.831779 image/jpeg 1371825 2025-06-15T05:40:52.229823 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