Kaleidoscope : shifting scenes from east to west
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is part of: British Columbia Historical Books Collection
creator: Bates, E. Katherine (Emily Katherine)
issued: 2015-06-03
issued: 1889
description: "Chapter 8: Over the Rockies by the Canadian Pacific Railway." -- Lowther, B. J., & Laing, M. (1968). A bibliography of British Columbia: Laying the foundations, 1849-1899. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 91.
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extent: xii, 275 pages ; 23 cm
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note: KALEIDOSCOPE: SHIFTING SCENES FEOM EAST TO WEST. BY E. KATHERINE BATES, AUTHOR OF "A TEAR IN THE GREAT REPUBLIC," &C. London: WARD AND DOWNEY, 12 YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN. 1889. [All Rights Reserved.] Richard Clay and Sons, Limited, LONDON AND BUNGAY. TO THOSE IN CANADA WHOSE KIND CARE RESTORED ME TO HEALTH, THIS BOOK is dedicated WITH GRATEFUL AFFECTION. INTRODUCTION. It has always appeared to me that one of the most beautiful sayings attributed to Madame de SeVigne" is comprised in five French words, " Tout connu, tout sera pardonnd." If it were not gilding the lily, I would add, " Tout connu, tout sera compris." They teach us a lesson valuable in all relations of life — more especially valuable in literature, where the character of a country, or of an individual, is in question—namely, that no man or woman can write a worthy criticism upon any subject with which he or she has not some strong sympathy. A rabid Evangelical clergyman might as well attempt a Life of Shelley as for any one to write upon America or our own colonies who is not conscious of some bond of attraction between himself and these countries. Mr. Froude, in his popular Oceana, went to the other extreme, as many think, of fulsome flattery, and yet failed to please everybody. Possibly the butter was too thickly spread, even for colonial throats, or perhaps the general howl of indignation arose, in VI INTRODUCTION. the first place, amongst those who were unfortunately, but inevitably, left out of the account altogether, to consume their dry bread in the background. However this may be, poor Froude's name in Australasia is as the red rag to the Colonial bull. No doubt, in the case of New Zealand, his very pessimistic account of that country's financial state came too near the truth to be pleasant. Although Froude may have rightly considered it his duty to warn the " old country " of the rotten condition of many New Zealand investments, there is still something to be said from the point of view of N…
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has type: Travel literature
has type: Books
identifier: F5804.3 .B33
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0222405
language: English
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: London : Ward and Downey
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source: Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. F5804.3 .B33
subject: Oceania--Description and travel
subject: Japan--Description and travel
subject: Alaska--Description and travel
type: Text