The Romance of Jenny Harlowe, and Sketches of Maritime Life by W. Clark Russell. This book is a reproduction of the original book published in 1889 and may have some imperfections such as marks or hand-written notes.

Excerpt from The Romance of Jenny Harlowe, and Sketches of Maritime Life The Indian voyage is too hot, said he, for a man in quest of health and who I take it wants his nerves screwed up till they are in tune and fit for life to make pleasant music upon. If you go to India you twice penetrate the broiling parallels of the Equator on your way there, and you risk the sickening stagnation of the Bay of Bengal; but the Australian trip gives you all the climates which are good for you. My advice is, take ship to Sydney or Melbourne. India was more to my liking than Australia; there was something Of real romance in the fancy of a voyage to the distant, delightful provinces Of the sun, with their sparkling pageantries of nature, and their glories Of palatial cities; but the recommendation Of my friend prevailed, and forthwith I went to work to hear Of a Ship proceeding at a convenient date to an Australian port. 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.