Project Gutenberg 2014-06-17 Public domain in the USA. 164 Topelius, Zacharias 1818 1898 Topelius, Zachris Topelius, Zakarias Topelius, Zakris Topelius, Sakarias senior, Zacharias Topelius Matkahavaintoja puoli vuosisataa sitten E-text prepared by Tapio Riikonen "Matkahavaintoja puoli vuosisataa sitten" by Zacharias Topelius is a travel account written in the early 20th century. The book reflects on the author's journeys and experiences across various places, particularly focusing on cities and landscapes across Scandinavia and Europe. Through personal reflections and observations, it explores themes of nostalgia, cultural contrasts, and the beauty of the explored locales. The opening of the work introduces the reader to the author's intentions, emphasizing a departure from traditional travel writing. Instead of delivering a systematic account of his journey, Topelius expresses his hesitation and invites the reader to experience snippets of impressions rather than exhaustive descriptions. He presents his observations of Swedish landscapes and cities with a tone steeped in emotion and reflection, recounting the bittersweet feelings associated with leaving his homeland as he sets off on a voyage marked by both excitement and melancholy. As he sails over the waters, he contemplates connections to his past and the enchanting allure of new places, signaling a journey defined by an inner emotional landscape as much as by physical travels. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 27.2 (College graduate level). Very difficult to read. fi Europe -- Description and travel D Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: Travel & Geography Category: Travel Writing 603008 2025-06-18T15:28:07.254702 text/html 583414 2024-10-24T08:06:30 text/html 332180 2025-06-18T15:28:17.996651 application/epub+zip 338000 2025-06-18T15:28:11.454689 application/epub+zip 311955 2025-06-18T15:28:09.929643 application/epub+zip 629575 2025-06-18T15:28:23.144659 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 615250 2025-06-18T15:28:17.010630 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 579172 2022-09-21T03:35:10.325365 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 579595 2023-09-20T05:44:43.255030 text/plain 559805 2024-10-24T08:06:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16022 2025-06-18T15:28:23.290577 application/rdf+xml 19489 2025-06-18T15:28:10.507657 image/jpeg 4139 2025-06-18T15:28:10.218668 image/jpeg 329379 2025-06-18T15:28:07.312673 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 fi.wikipedia sv.wikipedia