"Travellers' Stories" by Eliza Lee Cabot Follen is a collection of travel stories from the 1800s, where the author shares her adventures and thoughts from her travels in Europe. With rich descriptions of landscapes and cultural encounters, the book invites readers on journeys across the Atlantic to England, from the strong storms at sea to visits to the Lake District, Welsh mountains, and lively English towns. Through interactions with figures such as the poet Wordsworth and her friend Harriet Martineau, the author weaves personal experience and historical context, highlighting the differences between America and Europe while celebrating the wonder and reflection that travel inspires.
Travellers' Stories
By Eliza Lee Cabot Follen
Experience 19th-century Europe through the witty observations of a traveler as she shares vivid scenes and encounters with famous people.
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About the AuthorEliza Lee Cabot Follen was an American writer, editor, and abolitionist. In her early life, she contributed various pieces of prose and poetry to papers and magazines. In 1828, she married Prof. Charles Follen, who died on board the Lexington in 1840. During her married life, she published a variety of popular and useful books, all of which were characterized by her Christian piety. Among the works she gave to the press are, Selections from Fénelon, The Well-spent Hour, Words of Truth, The Sceptic, Married Life, Little Songs, Poems, Life of Charles Follen, Twilight Stories, Second Series of Little Songs, as well as a compilation of Home Dramas, and German Fairy Tales. Holding an interest in the religious instruction of the young, she edited, in 1829, the Christian Teacher's Manual, and, from 1843 to 1850, the Child's Friend. She died in Brookline, Massachusetts in 1860.
Eliza Lee Cabot Follen was an American writer, editor, and abolitionist. In her early life, she contributed various pieces of prose and poetry to papers and magazines. In 1828, she married Prof. Charles Follen, who died on board the Lexington in 1840. During her married life, she published a variety of popular and useful books, all of which were characterized by her Christian piety. Among the works she gave to the press are, Selections from Fénelon, The Well-spent Hour, Words of Truth, The Sceptic, Married Life, Little Songs, Poems, Life of Charles Follen, Twilight Stories, Second Series of Little Songs, as well as a compilation of Home Dramas, and German Fairy Tales. Holding an interest in the religious instruction of the young, she edited, in 1829, the Christian Teacher's Manual, and, from 1843 to 1850, the Child's Friend. She died in Brookline, Massachusetts in 1860.
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