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The Physician'S Holiday: Or, A Month In Switzerland In The Summer Of 1848

The Physician'S Holiday: Or, A Month In Switzerland In The Summer Of 1848

Forbes, John

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CanadaGeneral EuropeGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9354503799
ISBN13: 9789354503795
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 6 2021
Pages: 382
Weight: 1.23
Height: 0.85 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A month away from the consulting room, John Forbes turns Switzerland into a remedy. Switzerland, seen with clear eyes. In this Victorian travel narrative, a leading physician records a Switzerland summer journey through lake towns, mountain passes, and the early stirrings of modern tourism, balancing practical route notes with humane reflection. Days are measured in walks, rests, and clean air. He notes the realities of roads and lodging, yet keeps the focus on how places make you feel. It is a Victorian travel narrative with a clinician's calm, written for pleasure as much as recovery, in summer light. Written in the charged year of Switzerland 1848, as Europe reshaped itself, The Physician's Holiday captures the texture of mid Victorian Europe from the vantage of a traveller attentive to climate, fatigue, diet, and the pleasures of walking. It is classic travel memoir and Grand Tour literature at once: Swiss Alps travel rendered with calm authority, and health and spa travel considered without fuss. For armchair travel reading, it offers fresh air on the page; for travel history enthusiasts and collectors of Victorian travel writing, it preserves a period voice and a snapshot of places on the cusp of change. Ideal for anyone who prizes an annotated classic travel book on the shelf, even when read straight through. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today -- a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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