Browsing named entities in James Parton, The life of Horace Greeley. You can also browse the collection for Dubris (United Kingdom) or search for Dubris (United Kingdom) in all documents.

Your search returned 3 results in 1 document section:

James Parton, The life of Horace Greeley, Chapter 26: three months in Europe. (search)
e, after a residence of seven busy weeks in London, our traveler left that magnificent Babel, for Paris, selecting the dearest and, of course, the quickest route. Dover, quaint and curious Dover, he thought a mean old town; and the steamboat which conveyed him from Dover to Calais was one of those long, black, narrow scow-contrivaDover, he thought a mean old town; and the steamboat which conveyed him from Dover to Calais was one of those long, black, narrow scow-contrivances, about equal to a buttonwood dug-out, which England appears to delight in. Two hours of deadly sea-sickness, and he stood on the shores of France. At Calais, which he styles a queer old town, he was detained a long hour, obtained an execrable dinner for thirty-seven and a half cents, and changed some sovereigns for French moDover to Calais was one of those long, black, narrow scow-contrivances, about equal to a buttonwood dug-out, which England appears to delight in. Two hours of deadly sea-sickness, and he stood on the shores of France. At Calais, which he styles a queer old town, he was detained a long hour, obtained an execrable dinner for thirty-seven and a half cents, and changed some sovereigns for French money, at a shave which was not atrocious. Then away to Paris by the swiftest train, arriving at half-past 2 on Sunday morning, four hours after the time promised in the enticing advertisement of the route. The ordeal of the custom-house he passed with little delay. I did not, he says, at first comprehend, that the number on my t