Project Gutenberg 2023-02-08 Public domain in the USA. 121 Zincke, F. Barham (Foster Barham) 1817 1893 Zincke, Foster Barham M. E. E., M. 04008918 A month in Switzerland $aUnited Kingdom :$bSmith, Elder & Co., $c1873. Susan Skinner, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Month in Switzerland" by F. Barham Zincke is a travelogue written in the late 19th century. This work narrates the author's experiences and reflections during a month spent exploring the Swiss landscape, culture, and society alongside his family. It aims to offer a thoughtful interpretation of both nature and human conditions in Switzerland and how these contrasted with his previous experiences in Egypt. The opening of the book sets the stage for Zincke's journey, detailing the travel from London through Paris to Switzerland. He describes the transition from urban environments to the breathtaking mountainous scenery of Switzerland, emphasizing the stark differences in physical and social landscapes. The narrative introduces his family, consisting of his wife and young stepson, who accompany him on this expedition. As they begin their exploration, Zincke reflects on the virtues he observes in Swiss society—such as industry, communal living, and a close relationship with nature—while foreshadowing deeper philosophical discussions about the implications of these observations on broader societal issues. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/monthinswitzerla00zincuoft 20210126085813zincke 1873 GB Reading ease score: 63.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Switzerland -- Description and travel DQ Text Category: Travel Writing 496963 2025-06-27T13:20:52.248751 text/html 465595 2024-10-19T04:29:40 text/html 455082 2025-06-27T13:20:59.720738 application/epub+zip 454281 2025-06-27T13:20:53.959768 application/epub+zip 256029 2025-06-27T13:20:53.049714 application/epub+zip 573252 2025-06-27T13:21:04.066644 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 528394 2025-06-27T13:20:58.986679 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 420139 2025-06-27T13:20:51.401703 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 400172 2024-10-19T04:29:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16131 2025-06-27T13:21:04.209655 application/rdf+xml 17153 2025-06-27T13:20:53.189722 image/jpeg 2100 2025-06-27T13:20:53.119694 image/jpeg 415444 2025-06-27T13:20:52.288710 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