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Suppose five hundred people caged within a space just large enough to hold a moiety of the number, suppose, in the heart of each of these five hundred people, a frantic craving to be foremost, a frantic determination to be so by fair means or foul - and you may then easily picture to yourself the uproar and confusion exhibited in the waiting-room of the Boulogne Railway terminus, on this blessed 19th of August 1855. The swell in the channel, midway between the White cliffs of Albion and the Opposite dusky French coast, was not half so terrific as the Swell of human waves compressed within the narrow limits of those four walls. The company was almost exclusively English, and therefore most respectable, of that there cbuld be no doubt. Perhaps the com bined effects of a paroxysm of loyalty, (they were running after the Gracious Majesty of England, who had passed on to Paris the day before,) and the heat of the dog-days, might account for the extra activity of the bump of combativeness displayed on this occasion by these true-hearted subjects.
Could the philosopher who said that man was a wolf to man have been a spectator of the scene.
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This delightful and witty book follows the well-to-do Paragreens, on their first family vacation abroad. Embarking from England to Paris for the Great Exhibition of 1855, they experience a hilarious series of misadventures during their travels. While the family experiences some disappointments, they relish the many unique opportunities to experience French culture. The author uses the Paragreen's holiday to explore broader cultural and social themes, such as French and English rivalry, class differences, and the role of women. The book is a wealth of insights into human nature, social class in mid-Victorian England, and the lively atmosphere of 19th-century Paris. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781330866566_0
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