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Lädt ... Views a-foot; or, Europe seen with knapsack and staffvon Bayard Taylor
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An enthusiastic desire of visiting the Old World haunted me from early childhood. I cherished a presentiment, amounting almost to belief, that I should one day behold the scenes, among which my fancy had so long wandered. The want of means was for a time a serious check to my anticipations; but I could not content myself to wait until I had slowly accumulated so large a sum as tourists usually spend on their travels. It seemed to me that a more humble method of seeing the world would place within the power of almost every one, what has hitherto been deemed the privilege of the wealthy few. Such a journey, too, offered advantages for becoming acquainted with people as well as places-for observing more intimately, the effect of government and education, and more than all, for the study of human nature, in every condition of life. At length I became possessed of a small sum, to be earned by letters descriptive of things abroad, and on the 1st of July, 1844, set sail for Liverpool, with a relative and friend, whose circumstances were somewhat similar to mine. How far the success of the experiment and the object of our long pilgrimage were attained, these pages will show. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Bayard Taylor writes about his Rucksack tour of Europe in the middle of the 19th century before he did his noteworthy translation of Faust. The book is based upon the collection of newspaper reports he sent home to help finance his trip. Although a sometime tedious book, it provides an excellent feel for life just before the 1848 revolutions. It also provides a sense for how close everything in Europe actually is and inspires you to put on your rucksack and follow in his footsteps. ( )