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A Tour Around the World by General Grant; Being a Narrative of the Incidents and Events of His Journey

A Tour Around the World by General Grant; Being a Narrative of the Incidents and Events of His Journey


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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1879. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... Himalayas that you begin to note the magnificence of Indianscenery, of which I have read and heard so much but as yet have not seen. We came into Delhi early in the afternoon in a wornout, fagged condition. There was a reception by troops, and the General with Mrs. Grant drove to Ludlow Castle, the home of Gordon Young, the chief officer. The others found quarters in a comfortable hotel--comfortable for India--near the railway station. "The first impression Delhi makes upon you is that it is a beautiful town. But I am afraid that the word town, as we understand it at home, will give you no idea of a town in India. We think of houses built closely together, of avenues and streets, and people living as neighbors and friends. In India, a town is built for the air. The natives in some of the native sections, in the bazaars, live closely together, huddle into small cubbyholes of houses or rude caves, in huts of mud and straw, but natives of wealth and Englishmen build their houses where they may have space. A drive through Delhi is like a drive through the lower part of Westchester county or any of our country suburbs. The officials have their bungalows in the finest localities, near wood and water when possible, surroynded by gardens. What strikes you in India is the excellence of the roads and the beauty of the gardens. This was especially true of Delhi. As you drove from the dusty station, with the strains of welcoming music and the clang of presenting arms in your ears, you passed through a section that might have been an English country town with gentlemen's seats all around. This accounts for what you read of the great size of the Indian cities--that they are so many miles long and so many broad. It is just as if we took Bay Ridge or Riverdale and drew lines ar...


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781151132529
  • Publisher: General Books
  • Publisher Imprint: General Books
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 252
  • Spine Width: 13 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1151132527
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jan 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 458 gr


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