Project Gutenberg 2024-10-27 Public domain in the USA. 123 Aïdé, Hamilton 1826 1906 Aïdé, Charles Hamilton Aide, Hamilton Rita A voyage of discovery : $b A novel of American society $aUnited States :$bHarper & Brothers, $c1892. Richard Hulse, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "A Voyage of Discovery: A Novel of American Society" by Hamilton Aïdé is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the journey of Grace Ballinger, a young Englishwoman, as she travels to the United States, accompanied by her brother, Sir Mordaunt Ballinger. The narrative explores themes of cultural exchange and societal observation through the interactions between the Ballingers and various characters they meet on board the ship and upon their arrival in America. The opening of the novel introduces us to the characters aboard the ship, particularly the contrasting personalities of Grace, who is curious and eager to understand American society, and Mr. Quintin Ferrars, a cynical American gentleman critical of his own country. Their conversations delve into various aspects of American life, including its manners, politics, and the nature of its people. Grace expresses her intention to study Americans in their own environment, while Ferrars warns her about the potential disappointments she may face. This engaging dialogue sets the stage for an exploration of the cultural dynamics between the two nations as the characters navigate their interwoven relationships on their voyage. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/voyageofdiscover00aidiala 20201228135531ad 1892 US Reading ease score: 81.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Siblings -- Fiction British -- United States -- Fiction New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Transatlantic voyages -- Fiction Boston (Mass.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction PR Text 538283 2025-06-29T11:33:56.511068 text/html 512771 2024-10-27T13:31:30 text/html 623059 2025-06-29T11:34:04.128097 application/epub+zip 622832 2025-06-29T11:33:58.200068 application/epub+zip 622832 2025-06-29T11:33:57.220076 application/epub+zip 1672380 2025-06-29T11:34:08.509070 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1643464 2025-06-29T11:34:03.338116 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 514895 2025-06-29T11:33:55.685120 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 494945 2024-10-27T13:31:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17071 2025-06-29T11:34:08.743042 application/rdf+xml 24292 2025-06-29T11:33:57.586079 image/jpeg 3012 2025-06-29T11:33:57.403069 image/jpeg 2102975 2025-06-29T11:33:56.570119 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