A Wanderer in Holland

A Wanderer in Holland

It would be useless to pretend that this book is authoritatively informing. It is a series of personal impressions of the Dutch country and the Dutch people, gathered during three visits, together with an accretion of matter, more or less pertinent, drawn from many sources, old and new, to which I hope I have given unity. For trustworthy information upon the more serious side of Dutch life and character I would recommend Mr. Meldrums Holland and the Hollanders. My thanks are due to my friends, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Lden, for saving me from many errors by reading this work in MS. E.V.L. It was once possible to sail all the way to Rotterdam by either of the two lines of steamships from Englandthe Great Eastern, vi Harwich, and the Batavier, direct from London. But that is possible now only by the Batavier, passengers by the better-known Harwich route being landed now and henceforward at the Hook at five A.M. I am sorry for this, because after a rough passage it was very pleasant to glide in the early morning steadily up the Maas and gradually acquire a sense of Dutch quietude and greyness. No longer, however, can this be done, as the Batavier boats reach Rotterdam at night; and one therefore misses the river, with the little Page 2villages on its banks, each with a tiny canal-harbour of its own; the groups of trees in the early mist; the gulls and herons; and the increasing traffic as one drew nearer Schiedam and at last reached that forest of masts which is known as Rotterdam. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 14951
Author: Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall)
Release Date: Feb 7, 2005
Format: eBook
Language: English

Contributors

Illustrator: Marshall, Herbert, R. W. S., 1841-1913