BIBLIO is the largest independent book marketplace in the world, with over 100 million books.

Skip to content

China and Japan; Being a Narrative of the Cruise of the U. S. Steam-Frigate
Stock photo: cover may vary

China and Japan; Being a Narrative of the Cruise of the U. S. Steam-Frigate Powhatan. Being a Narrative of the Cruise of the U.S. Steam-Frigate Powhat Paperback -

by James D. Johnston

Add to wish list

Reader reviews for China and Japan; Being a Narrative of the Cruise of the U. S. Steam-Frigate Powhatan. Being a Narrative of the Cruise of the U.S. Steam-Frigate Powhat

Write a review for this book

There are no reviews for this book yet. Be the first to write a review!

Your review will be anonymous unless you login or create an account first.

Overall rating
Remember: You’re rating the book as a work, not the seller or the condition of the specific copy you purchased!

Important Terms and Guidelines

  • Please focus on the book’s content and context. Also, add any personal comments as to how you enjoyed the book. Substantiate your likes and dislikes. You may make comparisons to other books.
  • Reviews must be at least 140 characters in length.
  • Please do not reveal critical plot elements.
  • This is not a help line. Contact customer support if you need help.
Your review must not include:
  • Obscenities, discriminatory language, or other insulting language not suitable for public domain
  • Advertisements, “spam” content, or references to other products, offers or websites.
  • Email addresses, URLs, phone numbers, physical addresses or other contact information.
  • Overly critical comments about other reviews or reviewers
  • Time-sensitive material (i.e. promotional tours, seminars, lectures, etc.)
  • Availability, price, or alternative ordering/shipping information

From the publisher

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: 34 TABLE MOUNTAIN. CHAPTER II. Arrival at Cape Town?Romantic scenery ? Table Mountain and the table-cloth?Excursion to Constantia?Remarkable tree?The vineyards ? Manner of expressing the grape juice ? Description of Cape Town ? Ascent of the Table Mountain ? Sail for Mauritius? Tombs of Paul and Virginia ? Botanical garden ? Sail for Singapore?Accident to machinery?Stop at Acheen?A suicidal pilot?Arrival at Singapore?Dinner at the Prussian Consul's? Residence of a Chinese gentleman?Curious animals?Fight with a tiger ? Mixed nationalities?Religious toleration. We anchored off Cape Town on the 19th of February, under the direction of the harbor-master, whom we received on board near the entrance of the bay. The view of the town and its vicinity is striking and picturesque in the extreme. The perpendicular sides, and flat surface of Table Mountain behind the town, with the Lion's Head and Devil's Peak rising on either side, like two grim waiters standing by to spread the table-cloth whenever the mountain king may command; and the broad plain stretching away into the distance on the northward and eastward, form altogether one of the finest views I have ever seen. The peculiar form of the Table Mountain, and the almost unvarying certainty of the indications of approaching bad weather given by its becoming suddenly enveloped in clouds, gives the inhabitants of the town, over which it seems to preside as a sort of weird deity, a personal interest in its condition. The violent winds prevailing from the S. E. during the summer mouths of January, EXCURSION TO CONSTANTIA. 35 February, and March, are usually anticipated by tho nipearanoe of a white cloud covering the mountain, and:: .;s cloud resting on its summit ia called the Tablc- ' .-jih?a name which belongs more...

Details

  • Title China and Japan; Being a Narrative of the Cruise of the U. S. Steam-Frigate Powhatan. Being a Narrative of the Cruise of the U.S. Steam-Frigate Powhat
  • Author James D. Johnston
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 128
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher General Books
  • Publication date 05-Aug-2
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781459041158 / 1459041151
  • Weight 0.53 lbs (0.24 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.69 x 7.44 x 0.27 in (24.61 x 18.90 x 0.69 cm)

Please wait a moment while we load the requested page.