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Author: Francis Gribble Publisher: ISBN: 9781331338208 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 408
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Excerpt from Lake Geneva and Its Literary Landmarks A preface is an author's opportunity of explaining that he does not represent his book to be anything that it obviously is not. My book, then, does not claim to be what an historian would regard as a complete history of Geneva. Such a book ought to be written, but I have not tried to write it, because the task affords too many opportunities of being dull and tedious. Nor is my book put forward as a complete history of Genevan literature. Readers who desire such a history can read French; and in French there is M. Philippe Godet's admirable Histoire litteraire de la Susse Francaise which covers the ground more than adequately. What I have tried to write is an informal, anecdotal history of Geneva, with especial reference to the careers of the many eminent men of letters, natives or strangers, who have lived or sojourned there. Every continental traveller - and we are all continental travellers nowadays - finds his way sooner or later to Geneva; and it occurred to me that such travellers might be glad of a book which would remind them of what was most worth remembering about Bonivard, Calvin, Beza, Voltaire, Rousseau, Madame Necker, Madame de Stael, Horace Benedict de Saussure and other celebrated men and women, whether citizens or resident aliens, whose names are associated with the City and the Lake. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Francis Gribble Publisher: ISBN: 9781331338208 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 408
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Excerpt from Lake Geneva and Its Literary Landmarks A preface is an author's opportunity of explaining that he does not represent his book to be anything that it obviously is not. My book, then, does not claim to be what an historian would regard as a complete history of Geneva. Such a book ought to be written, but I have not tried to write it, because the task affords too many opportunities of being dull and tedious. Nor is my book put forward as a complete history of Genevan literature. Readers who desire such a history can read French; and in French there is M. Philippe Godet's admirable Histoire litteraire de la Susse Francaise which covers the ground more than adequately. What I have tried to write is an informal, anecdotal history of Geneva, with especial reference to the careers of the many eminent men of letters, natives or strangers, who have lived or sojourned there. Every continental traveller - and we are all continental travellers nowadays - finds his way sooner or later to Geneva; and it occurred to me that such travellers might be glad of a book which would remind them of what was most worth remembering about Bonivard, Calvin, Beza, Voltaire, Rousseau, Madame Necker, Madame de Stael, Horace Benedict de Saussure and other celebrated men and women, whether citizens or resident aliens, whose names are associated with the City and the Lake. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Francis Henry Gribble Publisher: Hardpress Publishing ISBN: 9781290913058 Category : Languages : en Pages : 414
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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Author: Francis Henry Gribble Publisher: Palala Press ISBN: 9781355774204 Category : Languages : en Pages : 434
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Francis Henry 1862-1946 Gribble Publisher: Wentworth Press ISBN: 9781371111373 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 436
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Paul B. Jenkins Publisher: ISBN: 9781332105670 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 282
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Excerpt from The Book of Lake Geneva In the hospital area of Beau Desert, in the Department of the Gironde, in October, 1918, the writer stopped beside a bed in one of the wards of United States Base Hospital 22, and said to a wounded soldier just from the Argonne: "Buddy, can you think of anything you would particularly like to have, right now?" The boy looked up and grinned. "You bet I can," he said. "I've been thinking of it ever since I got to this country. I'm going to have it again, too - but I'll have to wait a while for it, now." "Let's hear what it is," we said. "We'll see how near we can come to it, anyway." "There's nothing here anywhere near it," he answered. "I want one good look at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin - if you happen to know where that is." "You're right," we said. "There's nothing over here that is anywhere like it. But, son, we saw that Lake twenty years before you were born, and have been going there ever since. It won't be long after we land in the U. S. A. before we, too, are there for one more good look at it. But if we have to wait a while before we can see it again, we can talk about it, anyway." And by that bedside in France - patients, nurses, doctors, and the dingy surroundings of the rude barrack ward all forgotten - two lovers of Lake Geneva exchanged tales of days beside its waters and of how each planned to spend as much as possible of the rest of life amid its scenes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
Author: Frederick Treves Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780267820634 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 518
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Excerpt from The Lake of Geneva I have included two places - Abondance and Gruyeres -which are not on Lac Leman because few who come to the Lake fail to visit these ancient towns, since it is from the Lake that they are both most conveniently reached. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Francis Gribble
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Author: Francis Henry Gribble
Author: Francis Henry Gribble
Author: Francis Gribble
Author: Francis Henry Gribble
Author: Francis Henry 1862-1946 Gribble
Author: Paul B. Jenkins
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