Lucerne

Flemwell, G. (George), 1865-1928Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 85K words
Chapters: 9

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Lucerne by G. FlemwellAuthor: Flemwell, G. (George), 1865-1928,Language: English, Class: DQ: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Switzerland, Release Date: Jul 2, 2018

Editor's review

This book is George Firmwell's humanistic portrait of Lucerne, a public-domain e-book from Project Gutenberg in the Swiss history and geography category. Written in English in the early twentieth century, it has the typical tone of travel writing of that era: it describes the lake and mountain scenery and the city's appearance while also attending to local history, architecture, and customs. Its value lies not in up-to-date travel information but in showing how a famous Swiss city was recorded by a foreign observer a century ago, allowing comparison with Lucerne today and a sense of how landscapes and urban memory change. Of moderate length and with a somewhat classical style, it works as supplementary reading on Lucerne's historical background or as casual reading before or after a trip, deepening a sense of the destination's historical layers. It also has some reference value for readers studying travel literature, local-history writing, or modern images of Switzerland.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers interested in Swiss history and geography who want to learn about Lucerne as it once was
Travelers preparing to visit Lucerne who want to add humanistic background
Readers of English public-domain books who enjoy classical travel writing
Beginning readers studying local histories or travel literature

Not a good fit for

Practical tourists who only want the latest information on sights, transport, and accommodation
Readers who find English difficult or prefer a light modern style
Professional researchers expecting systematic academic argument or detailed historical sources

Reading tips

First read quickly through once to grasp the author's overall impression of Lucerne and the thread of the narrative.
Read alongside a map or photos of present-day Lucerne to sense how the cityscape has changed over a century.
Skip unfamiliar place names and old-fashioned expressions for now, then look up the key terms together after finishing.
Treat the book as background reading before a trip: read a short section each day and take brief notes.

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Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

Project Gutenberg is a digital publishing project focused on public-domain ebooks. Its publishing direction centers on classic literary works whose copyright has expired, covering genres such as poetry, drama, fiction, and epic. Representative books include Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge, Proust's Du côté de chez Swann, Shakespeare's Macbeth and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Homer's The Iliad, Dante's La Divina Comèdia: Purgatòri, Cervantes's The History of Don Quixote, Volume 2, and Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. Its author resources consist mainly of classic Western writers such as Wordsworth, Proust, Shakespeare, Homer, Dante, Cervantes, Grahame, and Tolstoy. Its publishing feature is the provision of freely accessible ebooks in EPUB and Kindle formats; it is not a traditional publisher, and publicly available information is limited.

FAQ

Is this book suitable as a Lucerne travel guide?

Not really. It is a humanistic account of the place written a century ago and contains no current information on transport, accommodation, or prices. Read it as historical background and travel literature, not as a present-day guide.

What level of English is needed to read it?

The original is in English with a somewhat classical style; intermediate reading ability or above is recommended. For old-fashioned expressions and place names, use a dictionary or map as needed; there is no need to parse every word.

Why is this book published by Project Gutenberg?

Project Gutenberg is an early provider of free e-books and holds a large number of works that have entered the public domain. This book is one of its public-domain e-books, free to read and presented as it appears in the source text.

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Flemwell, G. (George), 1865-1928 Author

George Flemwell (1865–1928) is an author about whom little biographical information is publicly available; his nationality, education and specific career are not clearly documented. Three of his works are held in the collection, all centred on the Alpine region: The Flower-Fields of Alpine Switzerland: An Appreciation and a Plea, Lucerne, and Villars and Its Environs. These titles suggest an interest in the natural scenery, flower landscapes and local features of the Swiss Alps, combining appreciation with a plea for protection, and showing a character that blends natural-history writing with travel writing, with close attention to scenery and personal reflection. Overall, Flemwell wrote on the nature and places of the Alps, and his works offer a reference point for early twentieth-century landscape writing about the region, though further details of his life remain to be verified.