. First impressions of Europe. ML, 9NV •???????:??•?? BfflJBJiJBJ .... . ifHBHI is&gjgjftaiiISHmHBHH»L .?,?•???;.:.;,:?.• . ^. FIRST IMPRESSIONS OFEUROPE BT JOSEPH WHITMAN BAILEY AUTHOR OF THE ST. JOHN RIVER, ETC. fllllllir Kj^ THE GRAFTON PRESS PUBLISHERS NEW YORK J> .IbliARY ot OONWKESSJ!I wo Oopics rtettivtsi MAY 29 1908? i ...si/ A xxci «<-.| Copyright, 1908By THE GRAFTON PRESS PREFACE The title of this little volume might well serve forits preface also. On his first return from abroad, thenovice, possibly because familiarity has some tendencyto blunt intuition and dim the vividness


. First impressions of Europe. ML, 9NV •???????:??•?? BfflJBJiJBJ .... . ifHBHI is&gjgjftaiiISHmHBHH»L .?,?•???;.:.;,:?.• . ^. FIRST IMPRESSIONS OFEUROPE BT JOSEPH WHITMAN BAILEY AUTHOR OF THE ST. JOHN RIVER, ETC. fllllllir Kj^ THE GRAFTON PRESS PUBLISHERS NEW YORK J> .IbliARY ot OONWKESSJ!I wo Oopics rtettivtsi MAY 29 1908? i ...si/ A xxci «<-.| Copyright, 1908By THE GRAFTON PRESS PREFACE The title of this little volume might well serve forits preface also. On his first return from abroad, thenovice, possibly because familiarity has some tendencyto blunt intuition and dim the vividness of nationalcontrasts, is apt to be more closely questioned abouthis impressions than is the veteran traveler. Such im-pressions, however, while frequently they may be ofvalue in disclosing new view-points, should, in manycases, be offered tentatively, and rather as personalopinions than finalities. Our journey was undertakenwithout pre-consultation of guide-books. When visit-ing a famous place, first the results of observation anddirect local inquiry were noted; then Baedeker and hisprofessional brethren were consultefirstimpressions00bail


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