The Youthful Wanderer: Or, An Account of a Tour Through England, France, Belgium, Holland ...
The Youthful Wanderer: Or, An Account of a Tour Through England, France, Belgium, Holland ...
Heffner George H.
The book The Youthful Wanderer: Or, An Account of a Tour Through England, France, Belgium, Holland ... was written by author Heffner George H. Here you can read free online of The Youthful Wanderer: Or, An Account of a Tour Through England, France, Belgium, Holland ... book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Youthful Wanderer: Or, An Account of a Tour Through England, France, Belgium, Holland ... a good or bad book?
What reading level is The Youthful Wanderer: Or, An Account of a Tour Through England, France, Belgium, Holland ... book?
To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Few lightning-rods are to be seen upon private buildings, in Europe, but upon public buildings they are occasionally met with. I must not leave Holland without once more re- iferring to the rattling of the wooden shoes upon the pavements, the red artificial flowers which old gray-headed women wear upon their heads and ■the gaudy colors of some of their dresses ; also to^ the universal custom of carrying everything upon their head^s. The denominations of Dutch money are florins Hosted by Google ...♦HOLLAND. 179 or guldms^ and cents ; 100 cents equal one florin. The florin is equal. to 40 cents in United States money. x^t 12:38 p, m.j I left by train for Cologne, Ger- many. By 1:00 o'clock we entered a desolate sec- tion of country consisting of barren sandy soil, scanty crops, and dwarfish shrubs and trees. On our way, I formed the acquaintance of an elderly gentleman who moved from Holland to this coun- try nineteen years ago. This gentleman explained to me the agricultural institutions of Holland.
User Reviews: