The Ship-Dwellers: A Story of a Happy CruiseGood Press, 2019 M12 10 - 1896 pages 'The Ship-Dwellers' is a travelog in first-person perspective, written through the lens of a young teenager. She was traveling on a cruise ship across the Mediterranean. Amongst the places she visited are the following: Algeria, Egypt, and Syria. |
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... thought it did not change. I learned to laugh with the others, by-and-by, but the romance and the poetry of the pilgrimage did not grow dim. The argonauts of the Quaker City sailed always in a halo of romance to harbors of the forgotten ...
... thought it did not change. I learned to laugh with the others, by-and-by, but the romance and the poetry of the pilgrimage did not grow dim. The argonauts of the Quaker City sailed always in a halo of romance to harbors of the forgotten ...
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... thought all of New York must be going. That was a mistake—they were mostly visitors, as I discovered later. It would average three visitors to one passenger, I should think. I had more than that—twice as many. I am not boasting—they ...
... thought all of New York must be going. That was a mistake—they were mostly visitors, as I discovered later. It would average three visitors to one passenger, I should think. I had more than that—twice as many. I am not boasting—they ...
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... thought I would take a cigar and a book on Italy and come out here and sit in it — in the chair , of course — and smoke and think and look out to sea . But when I got to the door of my state- room and felt the great vessel take a slow ...
... thought I would take a cigar and a book on Italy and come out here and sit in it — in the chair , of course — and smoke and think and look out to sea . But when I got to the door of my state- room and felt the great vessel take a slow ...
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... thought of him, and ended up by drinking his health, standing, and by giving a great "Hoch soil er leben!" in real German fashion. We were vain and set up, and why not? Had we not been the first Americans to give our fleet welcome home ...
... thought of him, and ended up by drinking his health, standing, and by giving a great "Hoch soil er leben!" in real German fashion. We were vain and set up, and why not? Had we not been the first Americans to give our fleet welcome home ...
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... thought of land is not exciting. I do not believe any of us are eager for it. We are quite restored now, even the Diplomat, and the days on shipboard are serene and pleasantly satisfying. So many happy things go to make up the day. It ...
... thought of land is not exciting. I do not believe any of us are eager for it. We are quite restored now, even the Diplomat, and the days on shipboard are serene and pleasantly satisfying. So many happy things go to make up the day. It ...
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