An Idler in the Near East (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from An Idler in the Near EastThere was once a famous German art critic who never went to see Mr. Gonstable's pictures without taking his umbrella, and I was constantly reminded of his foresight by letters which reached me from England during my stay in Turkey. Those who cherish disagreeable memories of the last English summer will realise the impression produced by these reports of its behaviour on one who, between the middle of March, when, after three months Of snow in its streets, he left Stamboul for Palestine, and the middle Of August, when he once again looked on the cliffs of Kent enjoying their morning bath, had seen just five showers, the worst of which lasted for three hours. Quest Of a climate necessarily exercises those whose otherwise glorious heritage is Britain. The winter in Constantinople is severe, with weeks Of snowbound streets and liquid mud but its spring and summer are successive steps towards the conditions Of Paradise.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.