Project Gutenberg 2025-01-14 Public domain in the USA. 142 Montpensier, Ferdinand François Philippe Marie d'Orléans, duc de 1884 1924 Montpensier, Ferdinand Francois Philippe Marie d'Orleans, duc de Montpensier, Duc de D'Orléans, Ferdinand François Philippe Marie 10002326 La Ville au Bois dormant : $b De Saïgon à Ang-Kor en automobile $aParis :$bPlon, $c1909, copyright 1910. Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "La Ville au Bois dormant : De Saïgon à Ang-Kor en automobile" by Montpensier is an exploratory travel account written in the early 20th century. This work chronicles an ambitious journey undertaken by the author and his companions as they attempt to traverse from Saïgon, Vietnam, to the ancient ruins of Ang-Kor in Cambodia via automobile. It blends vivid descriptions of the Southeast Asian landscape with humorous anecdotes of the trials faced during the expedition, highlighting both the allure and challenges of adventure travel in that era. At the start of the narrative, the author expresses excitement and trepidation as they finally arrive in Saïgon, reflecting on their long preparations and the status of their beloved automobile, the Diétrich. This opening portion emphasizes the anxieties of the travelers, particularly regarding their vehicle's condition after mishaps during transit. As they survey the familiar yet daunting terrain ahead, they engage in discussions about the impracticality of their journey. The text sets the stage for the adventure that follows, filled with mishaps, encounters with local cultures, and the rituals of preparing for a trek into an exotic yet unpredictable frontier, as the group starts their expedition to Ang-Kor filled with hope and zest. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/lavilleauboisdor00mont 20210530054935montpensie 1909 FR Reading ease score: 71.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Autobiographies Indochina -- Description and travel Montpensier, Ferdinand François Philippe Marie d'Orléans, duc de, 1884-1924 DS Text Category: Humour Category: Adventure Category: Travel Writing Category: French Literature 368790 2025-07-29T15:05:08.015717 text/html 341167 2025-01-14T09:52:11 text/html 13164615 2025-07-29T15:05:16.252779 application/epub+zip 13165249 2025-07-29T15:05:10.110707 application/epub+zip 273690 2025-07-29T15:05:08.858781 application/epub+zip 13608364 2025-07-29T15:05:20.496685 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 13583918 2025-07-29T15:05:15.121678 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 336905 2025-07-29T15:05:05.885728 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 316922 2025-01-14T09:52:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17594 2025-07-29T15:05:20.652654 application/rdf+xml 15146 2025-07-29T15:05:09.052717 image/jpeg 2652 2025-07-29T15:05:08.953721 image/jpeg 13046066 2025-07-29T15:05:08.345028 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 fr.wikipedia