Download or read book The Oxonian in Thelemarken, Or Notes of Travel in South-Western Norway in the Summers of 1856 and 1857, Vol. 1 of 2 written by Frederick Metcalfe and published by . This book was released on 2017-05-19 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Oxonian in Thelemarken, or Notes of Travel in South-Western Norway in the Summers of 1856 and 1857, Vol. 1 of 2: With Glances at the Legendary Lore of That DistrictSo far the author's lucky star was in the ascen dant. But behold his infatuation, he must again mount and tempt his fate, Ayl and on the same steed, too, cries Mr. Bowbells, to whom the swarm ing sound of life with an occasional whid' of the sewers is meat, and drink, and all things; who is bored to death if he sees more of the quiet country than Brighton or Ramsgate presents, and is about as locomotive in his tastes as a London sparrow.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.