The New Gentleman of the Road (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The New Gentleman of the Road Remembrance has let go many things - tides and eddies of life sometimes vital -but it can never relinquish that scene ahead on a fine fresh May morning as I leaped from the automobile and overtook Herbert Welsh, philosopher, orator, and pedestrian. I saw a gray tramp in the vista of very Old York Road, with a stride of steady endurance, with a knapsack of weight on his back, and dangling shoes and an umbrella-cane in his hands, who trudged on like the inevitable hours, tireless and all-beholding. We talked of many things through the pleasant miles to Furlong for food and rest, and then I left the adventurer to pursue his hundreds of leagues northwardly. Now this book is the refreshing fruit of that journey, and though its narrative is as true as the north star, yet as beguiling as fiction, I find in it something more, and sweeter and finer than either fact or fiction - I find in it Character. There are two meanings to this quality as it relates to narrative: it implies honest traits and noble aims, and these are embedded deep in the fabric of these pages. It also stands for the creation of a personage, usually imaginary, by the author. Thus Herbert Welsh the writer has created Herbert Welsh the truth-telling, entertaining, picturesque embodiment of himself, and you perceive him here as an object projected on the background of the richest and most lovable country on earth: the rolling farmlands of Pennsylvania, New York, and New England. The essays of Elia would be delightful in any form, but as the vehicle to convey the gentle character of Charles Lamb they are immortally enthralling. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic 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.