Switzerland of the Swiss (Classic Reprint)
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| Stand: | 2015-08-04 03:50:33 |
Produktbeschreibung
Excerpt from Switzerland of the Swiss It is hoped that this work will be the means of conveying an accurate impression of Switzerland of to-day, and throw some light upon the life and pursuits of the inhabitants. It has been the writer´s endeavour to avoid subjects of the guide-book order, while sparing the reader all unnecessary platitudes, the pitfall of writers of this class of book. He has emphasized what is commendable and lightly touched upon that which is open to criticism. It is a curious fact that writers, for centuries, have dwelt upon the avarice and inhospitableness of the Swiss. Frau Kordon, an Austrian poetess of some renown, comments in verse upon Schiller´s famous lines, "Ein harmlos Volk von Hirten," and says - "Es nannte dich ein harmlos Volk von Hirten Der Grossten einer einst in grosser Zeit; O Sang, so hehr und traut, so grun wie Myrthen, Wie haben die Besung´nen dich entweiht?"... Ruskin says that the Swiss are stubborn, with more than recorded stubbornness; devoid of all romantic sentiment, neither chivalrously generous nor pathetically humane. Other authorities: Voltaire, Mme. de Stael, Hugo, Dumas, might be cited, whose opinions corroborate those already mentioned. None, however, better than the writer, in the course of his thirty years´ contact with the Switzers, has had the same opportunities of judging them. On the other hand, the notes on Art and Literature will open up a new vista, and it is hoped may induce the vast numbers of English and American visitors to this land to read some of the authors and thus become better acquainted with the manners and customs of the people. 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 in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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