Project Gutenberg 2004-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 335 De Quincey, Thomas 1785 1859 Quincey, Thomas de Quincy, Thomas de Kvinsi, Tomas de DeQuincey, Thomas The English Mail-Coach and Joan of Arc Text file produced by Anne Soulard, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "The English Mail-Coach and Joan of Arc" by Thomas De Quincey is a collection of essays written in the early to mid-19th century. This work reflects on the historical significance and personal experiences associated with the mail-coach system in England, while also delving into the life of Joan of Arc. De Quincey captures the grandeur of motion and the emotional impact that the swift transportation of news during pivotal moments in history can evoke. The opening of the text elaborates on the evolution and cultural significance of mail-coaches, praising their role in facilitating national communication and the sharing of important news, such as military victories. De Quincey recounts personal reflections and experiences that are intertwined with the mail-coach system, describing the atmospheric effects of night travel, the political implications of the news carried, and the social dynamics observed among passengers. He employs vivid imagery and sophisticated rhetoric to convey the sensation of speed and convey a sense of nostalgia for a bygone era, setting the stage for deeper explorations of both the physical and emotional landscapes associated with travel in that time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en English essays Joan, of Arc, Saint, 1412-1431 PR Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature 325348 2025-07-03T07:22:25.717180 text/html 324941 2013-06-14T08:10:10 text/html 209366 2025-07-03T07:22:32.666650 application/epub+zip 212507 2025-07-03T07:22:28.693655 application/epub+zip 199488 2025-07-03T07:22:27.533680 application/epub+zip 402075 2025-07-03T07:22:35.607634 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 380612 2025-07-03T07:22:31.761624 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 350508 2022-09-03T11:29:14.041506 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 287217 2025-07-03T07:22:25.297182 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 286983 2013-06-14T08:04:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 286996 2013-06-14T08:04:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20626 2025-07-03T07:22:35.729619 application/rdf+xml 17279 2025-07-03T07:22:28.019204 image/jpeg 3980 2025-07-03T07:22:27.774637 image/jpeg 118245 2013-06-14T08:10:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 123369 2013-06-14T08:10:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 118138 2013-06-14T08:10:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 205582 2025-07-03T07:22:25.744164 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