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François Joseph P.A. Méry

 
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Ems Et Les Bords Du Rhin by François Joseph P.A. Méry. Ems Et Les Bords Du Rhin is a travel memoir written by François Joseph P.A. Méry, recounting a delicious summer in 1857 in the spa town of Ems on the Rhine. Méry narrates a journey from Paris toward Germany, blending observations of landscapes, ruins, and social life with reflections on art, science, and the evolving European world. The work interlaces vivid descriptions of the Kursaal at Ems, the Lahn valley, and famous sites such as Stolzenfels, Lahneck, and Nassau with anecdotes about poets, painters, and prominent figures of the era. Throughout, the author contemplates the healing culture of the Rhine valleys, the impact of railways and steam navigation, and the exchanges between French and German culture. A nuanced portrait of mid-19th-century travel, health tourism, and the gradual modernization of Europe emerges from its episodic chapters, offering a rich panorama of a vanishing old world and a vibrant transitional one.

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ISBN 10:  1288170475 ISBN 13:  9781288170470
Publisher: Saraswati Press, 2012
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