Project Gutenberg 2012-09-13 Public domain in the USA. 255 Baillie, Marianne 1831 89171066 First Impressions on a Tour upon the Continent In the summer of 1818 through parts of France, Italy, Switzerland, the borders of Germany, and a part of French Flanders Produced by Irma Spehar, Moti Ben-Ari and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "First Impressions on a Tour upon the Continent" by Marianne Baillie is a travel narrative written in the early 19th century. The work reflects on the author's experiences traveling through various parts of France, Italy, Switzerland, and a small portion of Germany, offering personal observations on the culture, scenery, and social dynamics of the time. At the start of the narrative, Baillie recounts her voyage from England to France, detailing the miseries of sea travel before reaching Calais. She provides vivid descriptions of her first impressions upon disembarking, highlighting the politeness of the French people and the unfamiliar beauty of their dress and surroundings. The text captures her curiosity and reflections on the contrast between French and English customs, as well as her evolving perspective throughout her journey. As she travels onward, Baillie continues to blend observation with personal sentiment, expressing her thoughts on various locations, local people, and their daily lives, setting the stage for a rich exploration of her travels. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 57.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Europe -- Description and travel Baillie, Marianne, 1795?-1831 -- Travel -- Europe D Text Category: Travel Writing 473308 2025-07-16T12:58:32.359501 text/html 455229 2024-10-23T10:45:48 text/html 3041455 2025-07-16T12:58:42.068431 application/epub+zip 3042621 2025-07-16T12:58:36.108489 application/epub+zip 262926 2025-07-16T12:58:34.609490 application/epub+zip 3171135 2025-07-16T12:58:46.380479 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3129390 2025-07-16T12:58:40.741517 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328568 2022-09-18T16:10:30.852027 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 432377 2023-09-17T16:00:47.444979 text/plain 412473 2024-10-23T10:45:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16199 2025-07-16T12:58:46.512419 application/rdf+xml 16023 2025-07-16T12:58:35.125473 image/jpeg 3593 2025-07-16T12:58:34.864499 image/jpeg 3000723 2025-07-16T12:58:32.435477 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