Round the World on a Wheel
by John Foster Fraser
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Excerpt from Round the World on a Wheel: Being the Narrative of a Bicycle Ride of Nineteen Thousand Two Hundred and Thirty-Seven Miles Through Seventeen Countries and Across Three Continents by John Foster Fraser, S. Edward Lunn, and F. H. Lowe If only one of us had been killed, or if we had ridden back into London each minus a limb, some excitement would have been caused. As it was we came home quietly. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic show more books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. show lessTags
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across three continents by John Foster Fraser, S. Edward Lunn and F.H. Lowe.
This may not be the best travel book ever written but for me this is the greatest travel book ever written. It inspired me to cycle around the world. These three guys cycle around the world (the ancient world of the British Empire no less) on single speed Rover Safety bikes. They go through China, Japan and home over the USA. I read this in the 70s with a blue cover but now I own an original picture cover. In fact my copy is signed by JFF to J. K. Starley Esq. (the man who made the bikes and later the Rover cars) "from the man who wrote the book and rode the 'Rover'. If you like long cycle trips this is a must read.
This may not be the best travel book ever written but for me this is the greatest travel book ever written. It inspired me to cycle around the world. These three guys cycle around the world (the ancient world of the British Empire no less) on single speed Rover Safety bikes. They go through China, Japan and home over the USA. I read this in the 70s with a blue cover but now I own an original picture cover. In fact my copy is signed by JFF to J. K. Starley Esq. (the man who made the bikes and later the Rover cars) "from the man who wrote the book and rode the 'Rover'. If you like long cycle trips this is a must read.
A journey of 19,000+ miles around the world (in 774 days), undertaken by three late Victorian gentlemen, in 1896, on bicycles. They did not have it easy, suffering accidents and the inevitable breakdowns, along with illness and a frequent lack of suitable food and lodging. There is a supercilious, almost arrogant Victorian attitude evident in places, along with a deprecating wit, making this a vivid portrait of a vanished age.
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- Travel, Nonfiction, Sports and Leisure, Biography & Memoir, Science & Nature, General Nonfiction
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- 910.41 — History & geography Geography & travel modified standard subdivisions of Geography and travel Pirates & Shipwrecks Circumnavigation of the Earth
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- G440 .F73 — Geography, Anthropology and Recreation Geography (General) Special voyages and travels
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