Author: Stephen Leacock
Publisher: London : J. Lane the Bodley Head
ISBN:
Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
My Discovery of England
Author: Stephen Leacock
Publisher: London : J. Lane the Bodley Head
ISBN:
Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Publisher: London : J. Lane the Bodley Head
ISBN:
Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
My Discovery of England
Author: Stephen Leacock
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
For some years past a rising tide of lecturers and literary men from England has washed upon the shores of our North American continent. The purpose of each one of them is to make a new discovery of America. They come over to us traveling in great simplicity, and they return in the ducal suite of the Aquitania. They carry away with them their impressions of America, and when they reach England they sell them. This export of impressions has now been going on so long that the balance of trade in impressions is all disturbed. There is no doubt that the Americans and Canadians have been too generous in this matter of giving away impressions. We emit them with the careless ease of a glow worm, and like the glow-worm ask for nothing in return.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
For some years past a rising tide of lecturers and literary men from England has washed upon the shores of our North American continent. The purpose of each one of them is to make a new discovery of America. They come over to us traveling in great simplicity, and they return in the ducal suite of the Aquitania. They carry away with them their impressions of America, and when they reach England they sell them. This export of impressions has now been going on so long that the balance of trade in impressions is all disturbed. There is no doubt that the Americans and Canadians have been too generous in this matter of giving away impressions. We emit them with the careless ease of a glow worm, and like the glow-worm ask for nothing in return.
My Discovery of England
Author: Stephen Leacock
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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My Discovery of England
Author: Stephen Leacock
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3387028482
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3387028482
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
My Discovery Of The West
Author: Stephen Leacock
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 1443417297
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
Written during a lecture tour of Western Canada, My Discovery of the West captures Stephen’s Leacock’s musings on the different regions of Canada and their differing social and political issues. First published in 1937, My Discovery of the West was awarded a Governor General’s Award. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 1443417297
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
Written during a lecture tour of Western Canada, My Discovery of the West captures Stephen’s Leacock’s musings on the different regions of Canada and their differing social and political issues. First published in 1937, My Discovery of the West was awarded a Governor General’s Award. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.
My Discovery of England
Author: Stephen Leacock
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781724924179
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
My Discovery of England: Large Print By Stephen Leacock The Balance of Trade in Impressions FOR some years past a rising tide of lecturers and literary men from England has washed upon the shores of our North American continent. The purpose of each one of them is to make a new discovery of America. They come over to us travelling in great simplicity, and they return in the ducal suite of the Aquitania. They carry away with them their impressions of America, and when they reach England they sell them. This export of impressions has now been going on so long that the balance of trade in impressions is all disturbed. There is no doubt that the Americans and Canadians have been too generous in this matter of giving away impressions. We emit them with the careless ease of a glow worm, and like the glow-worm ask for nothing in return. But this irregular and one-sided traffic has now assumed such great proportions that we are compelled to ask whether it is right to allow these people to carry away from us impressions of the very highest commercial value without giving us any pecuniary compensation whatever. British lecturers have been known to land in New York, pass the customs, drive uptown in a closed taxi, and then forward to England from the closed taxi itself ten dollars' worth of impressions of American national character. I have myself seen an English literary man, -the biggest, I believe: he had at least the appearance of it; sit in the corridor of a fashionable New York hotel and look gloomily into his hat, and then from his very hat produce an estimate of the genius of Amer ica at twenty cents a word. The nice question as to whose twenty cents that was never seems to have occurred to him. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781724924179
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
My Discovery of England: Large Print By Stephen Leacock The Balance of Trade in Impressions FOR some years past a rising tide of lecturers and literary men from England has washed upon the shores of our North American continent. The purpose of each one of them is to make a new discovery of America. They come over to us travelling in great simplicity, and they return in the ducal suite of the Aquitania. They carry away with them their impressions of America, and when they reach England they sell them. This export of impressions has now been going on so long that the balance of trade in impressions is all disturbed. There is no doubt that the Americans and Canadians have been too generous in this matter of giving away impressions. We emit them with the careless ease of a glow worm, and like the glow-worm ask for nothing in return. But this irregular and one-sided traffic has now assumed such great proportions that we are compelled to ask whether it is right to allow these people to carry away from us impressions of the very highest commercial value without giving us any pecuniary compensation whatever. British lecturers have been known to land in New York, pass the customs, drive uptown in a closed taxi, and then forward to England from the closed taxi itself ten dollars' worth of impressions of American national character. I have myself seen an English literary man, -the biggest, I believe: he had at least the appearance of it; sit in the corridor of a fashionable New York hotel and look gloomily into his hat, and then from his very hat produce an estimate of the genius of Amer ica at twenty cents a word. The nice question as to whose twenty cents that was never seems to have occurred to him. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
Feudal England: Historical Studies on the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries
Author: John Horace Round
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
'Feudal England: Historical Studies on the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries' by John Horace Round offers historical studies on the eleventh and twelfth centuries, providing valuable insight into an otherwise obscure period of history. discovery that the assessment of knight-service was based on a five-knights unit, irrespective of area or value, and his theory that the original assessment of land was based on a five-hides unit, not calculated on area or value, are just two of the theories that he presents in this work. Round argues that the feudal element introduced at the Conquest had a greater influence on England's national institutions than historians admit, and reveals that Domesday Book reveals the existence of two separate systems in England, coextensive with two nationalities. For those in search of new light on early medieval history, this book offers a compelling and stimulating read.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
'Feudal England: Historical Studies on the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries' by John Horace Round offers historical studies on the eleventh and twelfth centuries, providing valuable insight into an otherwise obscure period of history. discovery that the assessment of knight-service was based on a five-knights unit, irrespective of area or value, and his theory that the original assessment of land was based on a five-hides unit, not calculated on area or value, are just two of the theories that he presents in this work. Round argues that the feudal element introduced at the Conquest had a greater influence on England's national institutions than historians admit, and reveals that Domesday Book reveals the existence of two separate systems in England, coextensive with two nationalities. For those in search of new light on early medieval history, this book offers a compelling and stimulating read.
Governors' despatches to and from England
Author: Australia. Parliament. Joint library committee
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 916
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Australia
Languages : en
Pages : 916
Book Description
Impressions of England
Author: Arthur Cleveland Coxe
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
England - The Song in My Soul
Author: Charmiene Maxwell-Batten
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1471039544
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
This collection of nonfictional narratives about real life incidents, observations and characters are thought provoking, funny, inspiring and worthy of reflection. The author writes about her personal experiences in stories that will touch the collective and shared humanity in us all.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1471039544
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
This collection of nonfictional narratives about real life incidents, observations and characters are thought provoking, funny, inspiring and worthy of reflection. The author writes about her personal experiences in stories that will touch the collective and shared humanity in us all.