Books of travel have multiplied of late years almost in a
direct ratio to the increased facilities for journeying, and
it may be said that the quality has also proportionately
improved. We have works profusely adorned with superb
illustrations, and others without pictorial embellishments,
relying for their attractiveness on the charm of a skilled
pen and the freshness of first impressions. Such a book is
LOITERINGS IN PLEASANT PATHS, by “Marion Harland,” whose
_Common Sense_ books have made her name a household word in
every part of the land.
“These ‘familiar talks from afar’ are no fancy sketches, but actual
experiences and impressions of a shrewd observer, whose mind
was enriched and fully prepared to observe accurately and write
intelligently and profitably. Marion Harland always writes books with a
purpose, and the present volume is no exception to her rule.”—_Chicago
Inter-Ocean._
“The observations of so clever a woman, who carries her head with her
upon her travels and ventures to make use of all her faculties, are
worth writing about and reading about, and this particular traveller
has the good gift of so writing about them that the reading is a
constant and unfailing source of pleasure.”—_Evangelist._
“Those who are going abroad will find this volume a delightful
companion by the way; while those who are compelled to stay at home
will find it the best possible substitute for the pleasure of foreign
travel as proved by actual experience.”—_N. Y. Evening Post._
⁂ _For sale by all booksellers, or sent post-paid upon receipt of
price, by_
CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS,
743 AND 745 BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
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Transcriber’s Notes:
Obvious punctuation errors repaired. Varied hyphenation retained where
a majority could not be ascertained as in cocoanut and cocoa-nut;
cream-tartar and cream tartar. Text uses both “preserves” and
“preserved” in the index where our usage would usually be “preserves.”
Ditto marks for the recipes have been replaced with the actual word.
In the index, they have been replaced with long dashes or words as
appropriate.
Page 4, “assisttants” changed to “assistants” (young housekeepers’
assistants)
Page 10, “ragout” changed to “ragoût” (soup, or ragoût may not) Page
44, “droppings” changed to “drippings” (absorb the drippings)
Page 45, “teasponfuls” changed to “teaspoonfuls” (two teaspoonfuls made
mustard)
Page 66-67, for the recipe, “OYSTER PÂTÉS.”, all uses of “pàté” have
been changed to “pâté” to conform to the rest of the book’s usage.
(Oyster Pâtés) (size of the _pâté_) (For open _pâtés_) (These _pâtés_
are)