Project Gutenberg 2013-04-09 Public domain in the USA. 199 Williams, Jesse Lynch 1871 1929 02027728 New York Sketches The water-front -- The walk up-town -- The cross streets -- Rural New York city. Produced by Charlene Taylor, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "New York Sketches" by Jesse Lynch Williams is a collection of observational essays written in the early 20th century. The work vividly captures various aspects of life in New York City, focusing on its landscapes, social dynamics, and the contrasts between the old and the new. Through Williams’s lens, the city comes alive, showcasing everything from the bustling waterfront to the quieter, rural areas within the urban sprawl. The opening of the work introduces the reader to the vibrant setting of New York's waterfront, painting a detailed portrait of the diverse types of vessels and the activities surrounding them. Williams describes the scene at the Battery and contrasts it with Riverside's greener landscapes, evoking a sense of nostalgia for both the historical and contemporary elements of the city. The narrative further emphasizes the poignancy of urban life, observing the intermingling of commerce and leisure, and the dynamic atmosphere that signifies the character of New York City as a place of both stark realities and picturesque moments. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42501/42501-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 57.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en New York (N.Y.) -- Description and travel F106 Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Travel Writing Category: American Literature 199426 2025-07-17T07:53:04.637052 text/html 173301 2024-10-23T15:06:59 text/html 4471406 2025-07-17T07:53:09.585040 application/epub+zip 4472113 2025-07-17T07:53:05.952099 application/epub+zip 117410 2025-07-17T07:53:05.244054 application/epub+zip 4531551 2025-07-17T07:53:12.371100 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4504212 2025-07-17T07:53:08.856064 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 160620 2022-09-19T11:59:38.657243 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 157181 2023-09-18T11:56:55.394001 text/plain 137387 2024-10-23T15:06:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16306 2025-07-17T07:53:12.516010 application/rdf+xml 15019 2025-07-17T07:53:05.337074 image/jpeg 2391 2025-07-17T07:53:05.291080 image/jpeg 4179950 2025-07-17T07:53:04.847088 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