A Victorian Poem
A reread of “To A Lady Who Declined An Invitation” by F.J.F.
Books & Victorians
History, 19th-century women, books, and essays
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Fried Chicken 5,000 Miles Away
A micro-essay
A Book Lover's Walk
Meandering through bookshops in Paris
In the Franconia: May 27, 1929
Final port of call: Cuba
In the Franconia: May 24, 1929
Panama Canal Zone
In the Franconia: May 15, 1929
California
In the Franconia: May 8 & 9, 1929
The Hawaiian Islands
In the Franconia: Optional Route Homeward
Returning home from Yokohama via Manchuria and the Trans Siberian Railway to Moscow
In the Franconia: April 20 to 29, 1929
Japan
In the Franconia: April 18, 1929
Korea
In the Franconia: April 9 to 16, 1929
North China
In the Franconia: April 7, 1929
Island of Formosa
In the Franconia: April 3 to 5, 1929
South China
In the Franconia: April 1, 1929
Manila, Philippines
In the Franconia: March 30, 1929
Sulu Archipelago
In the Franconia: March 27, 1929
Celebes
In the Franconia: March 23 to 25, 1929
Java
My London Book Haul
“When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life.” Samuel Johnson
Around the World in the Franconia 1929: Miscelleanous Items
Clothing Suggestions, Foreign Shipments, and Messages to Friends
In the Franconia: March 18 & 19, 1929
French Indo-China