Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Letters From Finland: August, 1908 March, 1909
When I undertook to write a book of travel, my wisest friend counselled me thus: Be concrete and personal, and avoid generalities as you would poison. It was excellent advice, and I always kept it before me as an ideal but I found, even with my first letter, that it was impossible to follow. I imagine most books of travel can be analysed under the following heads: What the writers saw, what they heard, whom they met, and the conclusions they drew from their experiences. Now these three elements are full of danger. What the writers heard they may have imperfectly understood if they describe in detail those whom they met they will give offence; and their conclusions may be founded upon half knowledge, and therefore unreliable. Such difficulties are lightly met and overcome by those who grasp their pens with authority, and are in the habit of making large books of prose, but what is a poor verse-writer to do? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
