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London: Its teeming millions of population; Its commercial aspect: Leaving Victoria Station for New Haven: On the boat: New found friends: Landing at Dieppe: Leaving for Paris: Arrival at Rouen: Its Cathedral, etc.

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Arrival at Paris: Our Hotel—“Hotel Londres and New York”: Visit to the Louvre: The Cathedral of Notre Dame: The Church of St. Geniveve: The Pantheon: Bloody Bartholomew: Its awful massacre.

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Paris: Palace de Concorde: Champs-Elysees: The Bois de Boulogne: The extensive Boulevards: The River Seine: Leaving Paris: Arrival at Dijon: Our Hotel: Dijon: Its Churches, etc.: Our journey to Chambery, etc.

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Through Mont Cenis Tunnel: Passing the Customs: Our new friend—Nurse Reynolds: Our scrimmage for provisions at Turin: Arrival at Genoa and Table-de-hote: Arrival at Rome: Our Hotel, etc.

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Visit to the Forum and Coliseum: Crossing the Tiber: Castle of St. Angelo: Palace of Justice: Trajan’s Column: Garibaldi’s Monument: The Appian Way: St. Peter’s: Its magnitude and magnificence: Michael Angelo’s work.

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Rome, continued: St. Peter’s Cathedral: St. Peter’s Statue: His resting place: The Columns, Pictures, Fonts, Confessionals, etc., etc.: The Vatican: The Professional Letter Writer: The Arch of Titus: Statue of Nero, etc.

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The Church of the Trinity: St. Maria: Church of Onesemus: The Grand Corso: The British and Foreign Bible Society: Outside view of the Quirinal: Nero’s House: Leaving Rome: Scene at a wayside station: Arrival at Florence: Visit to the Cathedral.

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Florence: Michael Angelo’s House: Baptistry of St. John: The Uffizi Gallery: The Tribune: A drive to the suburbs: Dante’s House: His Poems: Mrs. Browning on Vallambrosa: Michael Angelo’s work: Galileo, his trial, etc.

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Appalling catastrophe in Italy: Messina: Savonarola: His defiance of the Pope: His excommunication: His prison cell, etc.: His martyrdom: Raphael: His genius as a painter: His works: The old Protestant Cemetery: Leaving Florence: Bologna: Crossing the Lagoons: Venice.

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Arrival at Venice: The ubiquitous Gondolo: The Grand Canal: The curious water ways: Our Hotel: A snap shot of a Gondolo and its freight: St. Mark’s Cathedral: Its curious history: Its wonderful Tower, and its interior possessions.

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The Pigeons in St. Mark’s Square: Description of its interior: The Palace of the Doges: The Bridge of Sighs: The general Archives of Venice: Church of St. Maria dei Frari: A London Polytechnic Party: The slums of Venice: Our leaving.

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Arrival in Milan: Our visit to the Cathedral: Its Spires, and Turrets: Its Stained Glass Windows, Altars, Pictures, and Sculpture: The Church of St. Ambrogio: The Bera Picture Gallery: The Hospital: Leaving Milan: Arrival at Como: Lake Como.

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Arrival at Lugano: The river Tessin and its bridge of ten arches: Bellinzono: Entrance to the great St. Gothard Tunnel: Station of Andermath: St. Bernard’s Hospice: The Devil’s Bridge: The Wood Cutter at Work: William Tell’s Chapel: His story: Lucerne: Our Hotel: Our run up the Sonnenberg, etc.

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The glacier gardens: The Lion of Lucerne: The glacier mill holes: The museum: The Bridge over the Reuss: The Cathedral: Pilatus Mountain: Leaving Lucerne: Zurich: Lake of Zurich: Zwingli, the reformer.

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From Zurich to Basle: Arrival in Basle: Our Hotel: Our visit to the Rhine Bridge: “The Watch on the Rhine”: The Market: The Cathedral and its sculpture, etc.: Erasmus: The Museum: The Zoological gardens: Leaving Basle: Arrival at Belfort: Belfort besieged.

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At Marseilles: Our Hotel; Meeting Mr. and Mrs. Green and Mrs. Martin: The sights of the City: The Cathedral, etc.: En route for Mentone: Toulon: Passing Nice: Cannes: Arrival at Mentone: Our Hotel: Meeting Mr. and Miss Brown: The scenery, etc.: Visit to Monte Carlo.

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Monte Carlo: Its Casino and gardens: Leave taking at Mentone of Mr. and Miss Brown: Arrival at Cannes: Meeting Mr. and Mrs. Green: Cannes, its scenery, etc.: Visit to Grasse: Journey to Paris: London: Home, Sweet Home.

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