Greatest wonders of the world, as seen and described by famous writers

MER DE GLACE, MONT BLANC. Frontispiece.
GREATEST WONDERS of the WORLD
AS SEEN AND DESCRIBED BY FAMOUS WRITERS
EDITED AND TRANSLATED
By ESTHER SINGLETON
AUTHOR OF
“TURRETS, TOWERS AND TEMPLES,” “GREAT PICTURES,” “PARIS,” AND “A GUIDE TO THE OPERA,” AND TRANSLATOR OF THE MUSIC DRAMAS OF RICHARD WAGNER
WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS
NEW YORK THE CHRISTIAN HERALD LOUIS KLOPSCH, Proprietor Nos. 91 to 115 BIBLE HOUSE
Copyright, 1900, By Dodd, Mead & Co. Copyright, 1906, By Louis Klopsch
In my former collections of objects of interest to the tourist, I have confined myself to masterpieces of painting and architecture. The success of those books has encouraged me to carry the idea still further and make a compilation of pleasurable and striking impressions produced upon thoughtful travellers by a contemplation of the wonders of nature.
The range is somewhat limited, for I have confined myself to the description of the grand, the curious and the awe-inspiring in nature, leaving the beauties of landscape for future treatment. Those who miss the Lakes of Killarney or the vine-clad hills of the Rhine therefore will remember that in the following pages I have purposely neglected beautiful scenery.