The Forgotten Isles: Impressions of Travel in the Balearic Isles, Corsica and Sardinia (Classic Reprint)
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The Forgotten Isles
EN NWISBN: 9781332013340 bzw. 1332013341, in Englisch, Forgotten Books, neu.
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Excerpt from The Forgotten Isles: Impressions of Travel in the Balearic Isles, Corsica and Sardinia On the day after leaving Marseilles, Algiers, or Or an, the traveller by sea often perceives on the horizon the cloudy outline of certain dim, mysterious islands - they are Majorca and Minorca, Further o, against a pale, diaphanous sky, lie can distinguish the snowy peaks of Corsica, or follow with his eye the long, monotonous undulations of the coast of Sardinia. In all probability, the traveller's knowledge of the Balearic Isles does not go beyond what he learnt at school. He remembers, perhaps, that the Roman armies recruited slingers in the Balearic Islands, or that the Arab conquerors of the archipelago brought with them the secret, long since lost, of manufacturing a rare kind of pottery of blended colours of gold, azure, and flame. He knows also that kings reigned at Majorca, and that the most Christian people of Aragon rescued the islands from Mussulman hands. Corsica perhaps is more familiar, and the wild beauty of its scenery is linked with stories of blood-feuds and adventures with bandits. But he knows absolutely nothing of Sardinia, an abandoned land, with which even its Italian masters are unacquainted. Yet a visit to these Forgotten Isles is a revelation. Palma can show marvels of art and superb monuments, while the grandeur of the sierras and barrancos, the friendliness and simplicity of the people, and the soft, equable climate, render a journey through Majorca a dream of enchantment. Minorca is less beautiful, but it still preserves interesting traces of the Aragonese and Catalans. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www. forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present i.
Excerpt from The Forgotten Isles: Impressions of Travel in the Balearic Isles, Corsica and Sardinia On the day after leaving Marseilles, Algiers, or Or an, the traveller by sea often perceives on the horizon the cloudy outline of certain dim, mysterious islands - they are Majorca and Minorca, Further o, against a pale, diaphanous sky, lie can distinguish the snowy peaks of Corsica, or follow with his eye the long, monotonous undulations of the coast of Sardinia. In all probability, the traveller's knowledge of the Balearic Isles does not go beyond what he learnt at school. He remembers, perhaps, that the Roman armies recruited slingers in the Balearic Islands, or that the Arab conquerors of the archipelago brought with them the secret, long since lost, of manufacturing a rare kind of pottery of blended colours of gold, azure, and flame. He knows also that kings reigned at Majorca, and that the most Christian people of Aragon rescued the islands from Mussulman hands. Corsica perhaps is more familiar, and the wild beauty of its scenery is linked with stories of blood-feuds and adventures with bandits. But he knows absolutely nothing of Sardinia, an abandoned land, with which even its Italian masters are unacquainted. Yet a visit to these Forgotten Isles is a revelation. Palma can show marvels of art and superb monuments, while the grandeur of the sierras and barrancos, the friendliness and simplicity of the people, and the soft, equable climate, render a journey through Majorca a dream of enchantment. Minorca is less beautiful, but it still preserves interesting traces of the Aragonese and Catalans. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www. forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present i.
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The Forgotten Isles: Impressions of Travel in the Balearic Isles, Corsica and Sardinia (Classic Reprint)
EN NWISBN: 9781332013340 bzw. 1332013341, in Englisch, FB&C Ltd, neu.
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The Forgotten Isles: Impressions of Travel in the Balearic Isles, Corsica and Sardinia (Classic Reprint)
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