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Milburg Mansfield

Dickens' LondonFrancis Miltoun Dickens' London All sublunary things of death partake!What alteration does a cent'ry make!Kings and Comedians all are mortal found,Cæsar and Pinkethman are underground.What's not destroyed by time's devouring hand?Where's Troy, and where's the Maypole in the Strand?...

Romantic Ireland. Volume 2/2M.F and B. McM. Mansfield Romantic Ireland; volume 2/2 CHAPTER I QUEENSTOWN, CORK, AND BLARNEY QUEENSTOWN has been called a mere appendage to its harbour, and, truly, it is a case of the tail wagging the dog, though the residents of Cork will tell you it is Cork Harbou...

Romantic Ireland;. Volume 1/2M.F and B. McM. Mansfield Romantic Ireland CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY IN times past books of travel were frequently written for the perusal of “a few intimate friends.” Such was the purpose of a little pamphlet entitled “A Trip to Ireland,” which a few years ago fell int...

Dumas' ParisMansfield M. F. Milburg Francisco Dumas' Paris CHAPTER I. A GENERAL INTRODUCTION There have been many erudite works, in French and other languages, describing the antiquities and historical annals of Paris from the earliest times; and in English the mid-Victorian era turned out – ther...

In the Land of Mosques & MinaretsFrancis Miltoun In the Land of Mosques & Minarets CHAPTER I GOING AND COMING “Say, dear friend, wouldst thou go to the land where pass the caravans beneath the shadow of the palm trees of the Oasis; where even in mid-winter all is in flower as in spring-ti...

The Automobilist AbroadMansfield M. F. Milburg Francisco The Automobilist Abroad Part I General Information – The Grand Tour Chapter I An Appreciation of the Automobile We have progressed appreciably beyond the days of the old horseless carriage, which, it will be remembered, retained even the da...

Castles and Chateaux of Old Navarre and the Basque ProvincesFrancis Miltoun Castles and Chateaux of Old Navarre and the Basque Provinces By Way of Introduction “Cecy est un livre de bonne foy.” Montaigne.No account of the life and historical monuments of any section of the old French provinces ca...

Castles and Chateaux of Old BurgundyFrancis Miltoun Castles and Chateaux of Old Burgundy CHAPTER I THE REALM OF THE BURGUNDIANS “La plus belle Comté, c’est Flandre;La plus belle duché, c’est Bourgogne,Le plus beau royaume, c’est France.” THIS statement is of undeniable merit, as some of us, who s...

The Cathedrals and Churches of the RhineFrancis Miltoun The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine APOLOGIAThe Rhine provinces stand for all that is best and most characteristic of the ecclesiastical architecture of Germany, as contrasted with that very distinct species known as French pointed or G...

Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor CarFrancis Miltoun Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car CHAPTER I THE WAY ABOUT ITALY ONE travels in Italy chiefly in search of the picturesque, but in Florence, Rome, Naples, Venice or Milan, and in the larger towns lying between, there is, in spi...