Through Arctic Lapland
Jan 2022 · Otbebookpublishing
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Excerpt: "It seems customary in a book of travel to make frequent allusions to other voyagers who have journeyed over the same ground, or at least the same district, and to make constant references to them, and give copious quotations from their works. Of course we ought to have gone to the British Museum before starting on our travel, and there read up all books which in the least bore upon the country which we were going to visit. We omitted to do this, firstly, because we preferred to observe things for ourselves, from our own individual standpoint, unprejudiced by the way in which other people had observed them; and, secondly, from the far more potent reason that we made our actual start in a great hurry, and had little enough time for any preparations whatever. However, on our return to England we thought well to check the information we had garnered. So we duly provided ourselves with readers' tickets for that institution, and went to the British Museum Library, and got down every book which seemed in any way to bear upon the country we had wandered over, regardless of the tongue in which it was written. It was a surprise to us to learn (and may we add that the surprise was not without its pleasant savour?) that of all the volumes in that collection not one covered the route which we took during summer through Arctic Lapland. Many had gone near it, from a gentleman of bygone date who wrote in Latin, to Mr. Paul du Chaillu, who chats about the larger part of the Scandinavian Peninsula. But we seemed to have stumbled across the one bit of Europe which has not been pilloried on paper at one time or another, and so we here venture to take up a couple of note-books which were originally made for personal gratification, and amplify them into a volume of letterpress and sketches which may haply interest others. "
Excerpt: "It seems customary in a book of travel to make frequent allusions to other voyagers who have journeyed over the same ground, or at least the same district, and to make constant references to them, and give copious quotations from their works. Of course we ought to have gone to the Briti...
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Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne (1866-1944) was a British author whose adventurous spirit and vivid imagination left a lasting mark on early 20th-century literature. Born in Birmingham, England, Hyne was educated at the University of Cambridge, where he honed his literary skills and developed a passion for storytelling. His career took off with serialized stories in popular magazines, captivating readers with tales of high seas and distant lands.Hyne's most famous creation, Captain Kettle, became a cultural icon, embodying the rugged, fearless adventurer archetype that resonated with an audience hungry for escapism during the tumultuous times of the late Victorian and Edwardian eras. Hyne's works often reflected the imperialistic attitudes of his time, yet he also infused his narratives with a nuanced understanding of human nature and the complexities of colonialism.A contemporary of H.G. Wells and Arthur Conan Doyle, Hyne's influence extended to his peers, contributing to the rich tapestry of adventure and speculative fiction that defined the period. His ability to blend realism with the fantastical earned him a dedicated readership and a place in the annals of adventure literature.Despite his success, Hyne was not without controversy. His unapologetic portrayal of imperialist themes and occasionally stereotypical characterizations sparked debates about the ethics of representation in literature. However, his work also provided a platform for discussing the moral ambiguities of empire and the human cost of exploration.Hyne's legacy endures through his contributions to the adventure genre, inspiring subsequent generations of writers to explore the boundaries of human experience and the unknown. His life and work remain a testament to the enduring power of storytelling in shaping cultural and historical narratives.
Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne (1866-1944) was a British author whose adventurous spirit and vivid imagination left a lasting mark on early 20th-century literature. Born in Birmingham, England, Hyne was educated at the University of Cambridge, where he honed his literary skills and developed ...
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