Gifts of fortune, and hints for those about to travel (Registro nro. 116551)
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| LC control number | 26017595 |
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| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
| 041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
| Source of code | iso639-1 |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | G |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Tomlinson, H. M. |
| Fuller form of name | (Henry Major), |
| Dates associated with a name | 1873-1958 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Gifts of fortune, and hints for those about to travel |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | First edition. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2025 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
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| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
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| Media type term | computer |
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| Carrier type term | online resource |
| Carrier type code | cr |
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| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2025-04-09 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Carla Foust, Peter Becker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "Gifts of Fortune, and Hints for Those About to Travel" by H. M. Tomlinson is a reflective travel memoir written in the early 20th century. The book blends personal essays and travel anecdotes, offering philosophical musings on the nature of travel, the meaning of adventure, and the often illusory “gifts” that fortune bestows upon the restless voyager. Rather than detailing a single journey or focusing solely on exotic destinations, Tomlinson examines the motivations, expectations, and realities of travel, often challenging popular notions and emphasizing the quiet, incidental rewards of wandering. This work will appeal to readers who enjoy thoughtful commentary on exploration, literature, and the introspective side of human curiosity. The opening of "Gifts of Fortune" finds Tomlinson reflecting, with gentle irony, on popular travel literature and the reasons people choose to journey far from home. Through references to other travel writers, conversations with seasoned voyagers, and personal anecdotes—such as his own accidental assignment to Africa—he questions the true nature of “wanderlust” and the value of travel’s experiences. He mocks the romanticized tales of peril and discovery, stressing that the genuine rewards of travel are often modest: fleeting moments of beauty, unexpected encounters, subtle changes in perspective, or simply a new appreciation for the ordinary. Rather than glorifying adventure, Tomlinson’s early chapters set a tone of humility and skepticism, encouraging the reader to recognize both the limits and quiet marvels of a travelling life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Introductory phrase | Originally published: |
| Publication, distribution, etc. of original | New York: Harper & brothers, 1926 |
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| Uncontrolled term | Travel |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Voyages and travels |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Cimino, Harry, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1898-1969 |
| 856 4# - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://archive.org/details/giftsoffortunehi0000toml">https://archive.org/details/giftsoffortunehi0000toml</a> |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75826">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75826</a> |
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