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Title Travels and identities : Elizabeth and Adam Shortt in Europe, 1911 / Peter E. Paul Dembski, editor
Published Waterloo, Ontario : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, [2017]

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Description 1 online resource (xxi, 271 pages : illustrations, portraits, facsimile
Series Life writing series
Life writing series.
Contents Prelude to a journey, the crossing to England and near tragedy -- At home in the mother country -- Two Canadian travellers in a "stupendous" London -- A "just perfect" Switzerland -- The ambiguity of Austria -- Beauty and hostility in Germany and the likeable Dutch in Amsterdam -- "Back in London" and glancing forward -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Inventory of purchases
Summary Diaries and letters of Adam and Elizabeth Shortt from their 1911 voyage from Canada to England, their extended visit there and later trips to the continent. Introduction and conclusion analyze the various identities of the travelers
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Subject Shortt, Adam, 1859-1931 -- Diaries
Smith, Elizabeth, 1859-1949 -- Diaries
Smith, Elizabeth, 1859-1949 -- Travel -- Europe
Shortt, Adam, 1859-1931 -- Travel -- Europe
SUBJECT Shortt, Adam, 1859-1931 fast
Smith, Elizabeth, 1859-1949 fast
Subject Canadians -- Travel -- Europe
TRAVEL -- Europe -- General.
Canadians
Travel
SUBJECT Europe -- Description and travel. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045661
Subject Europe
Genre/Form Diaries
Form Electronic book
Author Dembski, Peter E. Paul, 1938- editor
Smith, Elizabeth, 1859-1949. Diaries. Selections
Shortt, Adam, 1859-1931. Diaries. Selections
EBOUND Canada, manufacturer
ISBN 9781771122276
1771122277
9781771122269
1771122269
9781771122252
1771122250
Other Titles Elizabeth and Adam Shortt in Europe, 1911