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German Experiences; Addressed to the English. Both Stayers at Home and Goers Abroad
German Experiences Addressed to the English Both Stayers at Home and Goers Abroad Author:William Howitt General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1844 Original Publisher: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans Subjects: Germany History / Europe / Germany History / Military / World War II Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When y... more »ou buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: GERMAN EXPERIENCES, ADDRESSED TO THE ENGLISH. CHAPTER I. In my work on Germany there are certain subjects which I either omitted or merely slightly touched upon, as not coming expressly within the range of its " Social and Rural life," and as calculated to expand that work beyond reasonable bounds. On these particular subjects I wished to speak too expressly with a reference to the advantage of my countrymen, both public and private, and therefore resolved to treat them in a little separate volume. Vast numbers of our countrymen are now settled, at least for a time, in Germany; and, independent of merely summer tourists, great numbers are still annually passing over to reside there for a season. Some are led by the simple desire or necessity for change; some go to seek health at the baths; some . with a view to economy; and others, and this a large number, with a view to the education of their children. To all these the experiences of a person who has already made the sojourn, and particularly in pursuit of education, I am sure may be of no trifling benefit. Such a little manual would have saved us infinite annoyances; would have saved us much time, much misery and disappointment. It is what we should have hailed as most welcome. I shall, therefore, endeavour to make the path clear to my successors, in all those particulars which every one is asking for on his arrival, and which no one can furnish in a palpable and lasting form. What people should take with them...« less