The Innocents Abroad, Or, The New Pilgrims' Progress: Being Some Account of the Steamship Quaker City's Pleasure Excursion to Europe and the Holy Land : with Descriptions of Countries, Nations, Incidents, and Adventures as They Appeared to the Author

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American Publishing Company, 1869 - Americans - 651 pages
The owner of a cat, dog, bird, ape, frog, elk, deer, and a multitude of other animals finds new homes for all but one.
 

Contents

CHAPTER IX
83
CHAPTER X
90
CHAPTER XI
98
THIRTY MINUTES FOR DINNER FRANCE
110
A GASTLY SUBSTITUTE
117
CHAPTER XIII
118
RETUEN IN WAR PAINT
124
CHAPTER XIV
130
THE MORGUE
132
CHAPTER XV
139
GEAVES OF ABELARD AND HELOISE
141
AMERICAN DRINKS
148
CHAPTER XVI
153
FOUNTAIN AT VERSAILLES
154
WOMEN OF GENOA
161
STATUE OF COLUMBUS
168
CHAPTER XVIII
170
CENTRAL DOOR OF CATHEDRAL AT MILAN
173
TREASURES OF THE CATHEDRAL
179
CHAPTER XIX
183
COPYING FROM OLD MASTERS
191
NOTE BOOK
197
CHAPTER XX
199
GARDEN LAKE COMO FULL PAGE FACE PAGE
204
WAYSIDE SHRINE
208
THE WICKED BROTHER
215
Night in VeniceThe Gay Gondolier The Grand Fête by MoonlightThe
217
CATHEDRAL OF ST MARK
226
The Famous GondolaThe Gondola in an Unromantic AspectThe Great
228
MONUMENT TO THE DOGE
236
RIALTO BRIDGE
241
CHAPTER XXIV
244
FLORENCE
245
THE PENSIONER
246
I WANT TO GO HOME
248
THE LEANING TOWER
250
The Works of BankruptcyRailway GrandeurHow to Fill an Empty
255
THE CONTRAST
258
ITALIAN PASTIMES
263
INCENDIARY DOCUMENT
264
CHAPTER XXVI
266
A ROMAN OF 1869
267
MAMERTINE PRISON
276
OLD ROMAN
278
COLISEUM OF ANCIENT ROME
281
CHAPTER XXVII
284
NOT COMPLAIN 255
285
HUMBOLDT HOUSE
286
DAN
288
BRONZE STATUE
289
PENMANSHIP
291
ON A BUST
293
CHAPTER XXVIII
298
VAULTS OF THE CONVENT
299
DRIED CONVENT FRUITS 802
302
AT THE STORE 808
303
CHAPTER XXIX
308
Ат НоME 804
309
CHAPTER XXX
315
ASCENT OF MT VESUVIUS 818
316
THE MUSTANG 819
320
VESUVIUS AND BAY OF NAPLES FULL PAGE FACE PAGE
325
CHAPTER XXXI
327
RUINS POMPEII 827
330
HOUSE POMPEN 885
337
VIEW OF THE ACROPOLIS LOOKING WEST 841
341
По 843
344
THE CARYATIDES
346
THE PARTHENON FULL PAGE FACE PAGE 848
350
ANCIENT ACROPOLIS 852
352
TAIL PIECE RUINS
353
Modern GreeceFallen GreatnessSailing Through the Archipelago and
354
QUEEN OF GREECE 855
355
PALACE AT ATHENS
356
FARAWAYMOSES 882
381
A FRAGMENT 885
385
CHAPTER XXXVI
387
YALTA FROM THE EMPERORS PALACE 893
392
TINSEL KING 899
399
THE RECEPTION
405
STREET SCENE IN SMYRNA
411
Smyrnas LionsThe Martyr PolycarpThe Seven Churches Remains
412
CHAPTER XL
418
DRIFTING TO STARBOARD
419
THE JOURNEY
425
THE SELECTION
434
INTERESTING FETE
440
RACE WITH A CAMEL
446
MERCY
452
CHAPTER XLIV
454
STREET CARS OF DAMASCUS
460
CHAPTER XLV
465
FULL DRESSED TOURIST 406
466
IMPROMPTU HOSPITAL
474
DANGEROUS ARAB
482
GRIMES ON THE WARPATH
488
FIGTREE
495
CHAPTER XLVIII
503
SYRIAN HOUSE
504
CHAPTER XLIX
514
THE GUARD
516
TALPIECEGATHERING FUEL
524
FOUNTAIN OF THE VIRGIN
530
CHAPTER LI
537
WANT OF DIGNITY
539
ARABS SALUTING
545
FREE SONS OF THE DESERT
546
CHAPTER LII
551
SHECHEM
553
TAIL PIECEGATE OF JERUSALEM
556
BEGGARS IN JERUSALEM
559
CHURCH OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE
564
GRAVE OF ADAM
566
The Joy of the Whole Earth Description of JerusalemChurch of
570
VIEW OF JERUSALEM FULL PAGE FACE PAGE
574
THE WANDERING JEW
577
20S MOSQUE OF OMAR
581
CHAPTER LV
586
AN EPIDEMIC
589
CHARGE ON BEDOUINS
590
DEAD SEA
594
GROTTO OF THE NATIVITY FULL PAGE FACE PAGE
601
CHAPTER LVI
604
JAFFA FULL PAGE FACE PAGE
606
Departure from JerusalemSamsonThe Plain of SharonArrival at Joppa
609
REAR ELEVATION OF JACK
610
STREET IN ALEXANDRIA
611
VICEROY OF EGYPT
612
EASTERN MONARCH
614
MOSES S BEACH
615
Room No 15
617
CHAPTER LVIII
618
THE NILOMETER
620
ASCENT OF THE PYRAMIDS
621
HIGH HOPES FRUSTRATED
625
KINGS CHAMBER IN THE PYRAMID FULL PAGE FACE PAGE
626
A POWERFUL ARGUMENT
626
PYRAMIDS AND SPHYNX FULL PAGE FACE PAGE
629
THE RELIC HUNTER
630
THE MAMELUKES LEAP
631
WOULD NOT BE COMFORTED
633
TAIL PIECE THE TRAVELER
634
HOMEWARD BOUND
635
BAD COFFEE
639
OUR FRIENDS THE BERMUDIANS
640
CAPTAIN DUNCAN
641
Going HomeA Demoralized NoteBookA Boys DiaryMere Mention
642
TAIL PIECE FINIS
651

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