Project Gutenberg 2012-10-30 Public domain in the USA. 514 Guild, Curtis 1827 1911 Over the Ocean; or, Sights and Scenes in Foreign Lands Produced by K Nordquist, Charlie Howard, 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.) "Over the Ocean; or, Sights and Scenes in Foreign Lands" by Curtis Guild is a travel memoir written in the late 19th century. This engaging work chronicles the author's nearly seven-month-long journey through Europe, combining vivid descriptions of iconic landmarks and cultural observations. Guild aims to provide readers with a detailed account of his experiences, evoking both the allure of the sights he visits and the practicalities of travel, making it a useful guide for prospective tourists. The opening of the narrative introduces Guild's motivations for travel, reminiscing about childhood dreams of seeing far-off places like London, Dublin, and Paris. He reflects on the transition from youthful aspirations to the reality of planning such a trip, discussing initial jitters and logistical challenges, such as the cost of travel and the nature of life aboard a steamship. As he embarks on his journey, Guild sets the stage for a series of insightful sketches, describing not just the locations he visits but also the contrasts he observes between American tourists and the European way of life—laying the foundation for a richly detailed exploration of foreign lands. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41233/41233-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 52.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Europe -- Description and travel D Text Category: Travel Writing 1292888 2025-07-16T15:16:13.612206 text/html 1286923 2024-10-23T11:55:19 text/html 633743 2025-07-16T15:16:25.247108 application/epub+zip 649414 2025-07-16T15:16:15.286187 application/epub+zip 604402 2025-07-16T15:16:14.481155 application/epub+zip 949924 2025-07-16T15:16:33.443053 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 871268 2025-07-16T15:16:24.295099 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 827681 2022-09-18T19:37:10.083114 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1223223 2023-09-18T05:33:59.247033 text/plain 1203263 2024-10-23T11:55:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15546 2025-07-16T15:16:33.582049 application/rdf+xml 7964 2025-07-16T15:16:14.586159 image/jpeg 1906 2025-07-16T15:16:14.535151 image/jpeg 615283 2025-07-16T15:16:13.728181 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