Project Gutenberg 2017-04-23 Public domain in the USA. 151 Bennett, Ella M. Hart 1864 1914 Hart-Bennett, Ella Mary Tuck, Ella Mary An English girl in Japan Second edition Produced by KD Weeks, MFR and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "An English Girl in Japan" by Ella M. Hart Bennett is a travel memoir written in the early 20th century. The book follows the experiences of the author, an English girl who embarks on a journey to Japan with her father, sharing her personal reflections and observations about the culture and landscapes she encounters. Through her eyes, readers get a glimpse of life in Japan during a time of significant change and modernization. The opening of the text sets the stage for the author's travels, describing her anticipation and preparation for a trip to Japan, which occurs when she is just eighteen. As she embarks on the journey with her father, the text captures her excitement and apprehension about exploring a land she has long heard about, depicted as an “earthly paradise.” Along the way, she provides vivid descriptions of her experiences aboard the American liner, the busy streets of New York City, and her impressions of iconic sites like Niagara Falls. The author expresses her disdain for overly detailed travel accounts, preferring to focus on the memorable aspects of her adventure that reflect the characteristics of the Japanese people and their cultural practices, setting a conversational and engaging tone for the narrative that is to unfold. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Japan -- Description and travel Japan -- Social life and customs DS Text Category: Travel Writing 281346 2025-07-21T14:59:34.585558 text/html 256164 2024-10-23T02:00:41 text/html 2487496 2025-07-21T14:59:40.841525 application/epub+zip 2484920 2025-07-21T14:59:36.413589 application/epub+zip 194638 2025-07-21T14:59:35.544521 application/epub+zip 2554378 2025-07-21T14:59:44.081530 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2251996 2025-07-21T14:59:40.015540 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 244056 2022-09-24T21:20:59.858849 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 234883 2025-07-21T14:59:33.910536 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 214952 2024-10-23T02:00:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16975 2025-07-21T14:59:44.220482 application/rdf+xml 23776 2025-07-21T14:59:35.669569 image/jpeg 3063 2025-07-21T14:59:35.605682 image/jpeg 2512617 2025-07-21T14:59:34.720590 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