Around the World on a Bicycle Volume I
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (840 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1406822043 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 348 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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James Rees said Formal language, poor typography, no illustrations. The language is too formal and stilted for an easy read. The adventures are certainly interesting but the 19th century language is hard to get past. There are other 19th century authors who don't have this problem; Mark Twain comes to mind. This guy just isn't that good a writer.The original illustrations are missing. The Garamond font seems inappropriate, it's a modern
From the Sierra Nevadas eastwards to Teheran. 1884/5 Thomas Stevens (December 24, 1854, Berkhamsted, Herts, England - 1935) was the first person to circle the globe by bicycle