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100 1 _aZincke, F. Barham
_q(Foster Barham),
_d1817-1893
245 1 2 _aA month in Switzerland
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2023-02-08
508 _aSusan Skinner, Barry Abrahamsen, 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 _a"A Month in Switzerland" by F. Barham Zincke is a travelogue written in the late 19th century. This work narrates the author's experiences and reflections during a month spent exploring the Swiss landscape, culture, and society alongside his family. It aims to offer a thoughtful interpretation of both nature and human conditions in Switzerland and how these contrasted with his previous experiences in Egypt. The opening of the book sets the stage for Zincke's journey, detailing the travel from London through Paris to Switzerland. He describes the transition from urban environments to the breathtaking mountainous scenery of Switzerland, emphasizing the stark differences in physical and social landscapes. The narrative introduces his family, consisting of his wife and young stepson, who accompany him on this expedition. As they begin their exploration, Zincke reflects on the virtues he observes in Swiss society—such as industry, communal living, and a close relationship with nature—while foreshadowing deeper philosophical discussions about the implications of these observations on broader societal issues. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited Kingdom: Smith, Elder & Co., 1873
653 _aSwitzerland -- Description and travel
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/monthinswitzerla00zincuoft
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69990
999 _c110743
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