Project Gutenberg 2020-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 652 Lithgow, William 1582 Lithgouw, Willem 07028951 The Totall Discourse of the Rare Adventures & Painefull Peregrinations of Long Nineteene Yeares Travayles from Scotland to the most famous Kingdomes in Europe, Asia and Affrica Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "The Totall Discourse of the Rare Adventures & Painefull Peregrinations" by William Lithgow is a travel narrative that chronicles the author's extensive journeys across Europe, Asia, and Africa during the early 17th century. This work details Lithgow's personal experiences, including the trials and tribulations he faced during his travels, making it a unique historical account infused with adventure and peril. It also touches upon cultural observations and critiques, particularly regarding the places he visited. The opening of the narrative presents Lithgow's motivations for undertaking such adventurous trips, alluding to a mysterious wrong that spurred his departure from Scotland. Lithgow reflects on the nature of travel, expressing both the joy and the suffering inherent in exploration. He emphasizes the transformative power of journeys, bringing insight and wisdom, and hints at the dangers he faced, particularly referencing his time in Malaga, Spain, where he was imprisoned and tortured by the Inquisition. Through his vivid storytelling, he sets the stage for an engaging account filled with historical anecdotes, reflections on human behavior, and a critique of contemporary society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 45.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Voyages and travels -- Early works to 1800 Egypt -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 Africa, North -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 G Text Category: Adventure Category: Travel Writing Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 1208245 2025-07-24T11:07:47.833666 text/html 1159955 2024-10-17T16:48:39 text/html 1465191 2025-07-24T11:08:10.109545 application/epub+zip 1497949 2025-07-24T11:07:53.986630 application/epub+zip 558801 2025-07-24T11:07:50.333642 application/epub+zip 3179160 2025-07-24T11:08:20.269499 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2994764 2025-07-24T11:08:06.497548 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 742412 2022-09-27T19:41:11.014544 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 937883 2025-07-24T11:07:44.639706 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 917721 2024-10-17T16:48:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17261 2025-07-24T11:08:20.450490 application/rdf+xml 12542 2025-07-24T11:07:50.548625 image/jpeg 2172 2025-07-24T11:07:50.451623 image/jpeg 1405845 2025-07-24T11:07:47.978699 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