The scene of this little book is on a high mountain. There are, indeed, many higher; there are many of a nobler outline. It is no place of pilgrimage for the summary globe-trotter; but to one who lives upon its sides, Mount Saint Helena soon becomes a center of interest. It is the Mont Blanc of one section of the Californian Coast Range, none of its near neighbors rising to one-half its altitude. It looks down on much green, intricate country. It feeds in the spring-time… (more)
Language: English
Published in: 1883
Word count: 31,330 words (≈ about 2 hours)
Source: http://gutenberg.org
Copyright: Public Domain
Fictional and non-fictional works of travel writing by classic authors such as Sterne, Swift or Conrad.