TY - BOOK AU - Baillie,Marianne TI - First Impressions on a Tour upon the Continent: In the summer of 1818 through parts of France, Italy, Switzerland, the borders of Germany, and a part of French Flanders AV - D PY - 2012/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Europe -- Description and travel KW - Baillie, Marianne, 1795?-1831 -- Travel -- Europe N1 - Release date is 2012-09-13; Produced by Irma Spehar, Moti Ben-Ari and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.); Original publication data not identified N2 - "First Impressions on a Tour upon the Continent" by Marianne Baillie is a travel narrative written in the early 19th century. The work reflects on the author's experiences traveling through various parts of France, Italy, Switzerland, and a small portion of Germany, offering personal observations on the culture, scenery, and social dynamics of the time. At the start of the narrative, Baillie recounts her voyage from England to France, detailing the miseries of sea travel before reaching Calais. She provides vivid descriptions of her first impressions upon disembarking, highlighting the politeness of the French people and the unfamiliar beauty of their dress and surroundings. The text captures her curiosity and reflections on the contrast between French and English customs, as well as her evolving perspective throughout her journey. As she travels onward, Baillie continues to blend observation with personal sentiment, expressing her thoughts on various locations, local people, and their daily lives, setting the stage for a rich exploration of her travels. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40746 ER -