Project Gutenberg 2015-01-18 Public domain in the USA. 891 Vincent, Ethel Gwendoline 1861 Vincent, Ethel Gwendoline Moffatt, Lady Forty Thousand Miles Over Land and Water The Journal of a Tour Through the British Empire and America E-text prepared by Jane Robins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Forty Thousand Miles Over Land and Water" by Ethel Gwendoline Vincent is a travel memoir written in the late 19th century. The narrative chronicles the author's extensive tour through the British Empire and America, offering an insightful glimpse into various cultures, landscapes, and experiences during that era. Through her journey, readers can expect to explore the sights and sounds of the cities, natural wonders like Niagara Falls, and the social dynamics prevalent in each location. The opening of the memoir introduces us to the author's departure from England aboard the White Star steamer "Germanic". The atmosphere on the ship is initially tense, with dense fog engulfing the vessel as they navigate across the Atlantic. The author describes the mundane yet fascinating life on board, including a mix of entertainment and the personal reflections of the lengthy voyage. As they approach America, there is a growing excitement amongst the passengers, particularly at the sight of the New Jersey shoreline and the vibrant lights of New York City, setting the stage for the adventures and impressions that follow in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Voyages around the world G Text Category: Travel Writing 1081499 2025-07-19T09:41:16.876503 text/html 1070218 2024-10-24T14:05:41 text/html 3021110 2025-07-19T09:41:31.488408 application/epub+zip 3033052 2025-07-19T09:41:19.544468 application/epub+zip 486106 2025-07-19T09:41:18.160466 application/epub+zip 3154557 2025-07-19T09:41:40.167340 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3096645 2025-07-19T09:41:29.844433 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 729216 2022-09-21T18:41:48.462438 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 984261 2025-07-19T09:41:14.965526 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 964278 2024-10-24T14:05:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16181 2025-07-19T09:41:40.320335 application/rdf+xml 19748 2025-07-19T09:41:18.279468 image/jpeg 2741 2025-07-19T09:41:18.221451 image/jpeg 2994889 2025-07-19T09:41:17.067485 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