From a Terrace in Prague

The Project Gutenberg EBook of From a Terrace in Prague, by Lieut.-Col. B. Granville BakerThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.orgTitle: From a Terrace in PragueAuthor: Lieut.-Col. B. Granville BakerRelease Date: September 27, 2007 [EBook #22776]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK FROM A TERRACE IN PRAGUE ***Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Janet Blenkinship and theOnline Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.netTHE CITY OF PRAGUEFROM A TERRACEIN PRAGUEBYLIEUT.-COL. B. GRANVILLE BAKER, D.S.O., F.R.G.S.WITH 36 ILLUSTRATIONS AND ONE MAPNEW YORKBRENTANO'SPUBLISHERS(All rights reserved)Printed in Great Britain byUNWIN BROTHERS, LIMITED, THE GRESHAM PRESS, LONDON AND WOKINGTHIS BOOKIS DEDICATED TOA WISE AND GENTLE LADY WHOLOOKS OUT UPON LIFEFROM A TERRACEPREFACEThere are many excuses for the writing of books, and sometimes there may even be sufficient reason. I offer no excuses,but will give what reasons I have for committing to paper these my reflections or meditations inspired by the sight of a fineold capital city as seen from a Terrace in Prague.The first reason I wish to give may be altruistic, namely, that finding so many of my race quite ignorant of Prague and allthat city stands for right down the ...