This edition had all images removed.
Title: Summer Cruising in the South Seas
Credits:
Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was
produced from scanned images of public domain material
from the Google Print project.)
Summary: "Summer Cruising in the South Seas" by Charles Warren Stoddard is a collection of personal travel narratives written in the late 19th century. The book details the author’s experiences during his summer cruises among the islands of the Pacific, capturing the enchanting beauty and unique culture of the South Seas. Through a series of evocative sketches, Stoddard invites readers to immerse themselves in idyllic landscapes and encounters with the local people, emphasizing a connection to the natural world and a contrasting detachment from modern civilization. The opening of the narrative introduces the author's profound affinity for the simplicity and natural beauty of island life. He reflects on his emotional ties to the islanders, whom he perceives as possessing a deep, imaginative spirit. Through vivid descriptions, Stoddard captures the essence of his journeys at sea, detailing moments of solitude, introspection, and the excitement of discovering tropical paradises. The text hints at themes of love, nostalgia, and the bittersweet realization that the allure of island life comes with inevitable cultural and existential complexities. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 71.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Stoddard, Charles Warren, 1843-1909
EBook No.: 40010
Published: Jun 16, 2012
Downloads: 156
Language: English
Subject: Oceania -- Description and travel
LoCC: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: History of Oceania (South Seas)
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Summer Cruising in the South Seas
Credits:
Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was
produced from scanned images of public domain material
from the Google Print project.)
Summary: "Summer Cruising in the South Seas" by Charles Warren Stoddard is a collection of personal travel narratives written in the late 19th century. The book details the author’s experiences during his summer cruises among the islands of the Pacific, capturing the enchanting beauty and unique culture of the South Seas. Through a series of evocative sketches, Stoddard invites readers to immerse themselves in idyllic landscapes and encounters with the local people, emphasizing a connection to the natural world and a contrasting detachment from modern civilization. The opening of the narrative introduces the author's profound affinity for the simplicity and natural beauty of island life. He reflects on his emotional ties to the islanders, whom he perceives as possessing a deep, imaginative spirit. Through vivid descriptions, Stoddard captures the essence of his journeys at sea, detailing moments of solitude, introspection, and the excitement of discovering tropical paradises. The text hints at themes of love, nostalgia, and the bittersweet realization that the allure of island life comes with inevitable cultural and existential complexities. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 71.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Stoddard, Charles Warren, 1843-1909
EBook No.: 40010
Published: Jun 16, 2012
Downloads: 156
Language: English
Subject: Oceania -- Description and travel
LoCC: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: History of Oceania (South Seas)
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.