Note 53 — Chapter VI

One of these gentlemen, by name Chester, a clergyman, I believe, has published his observations in a little work, entitled “Three Weeks in Palestine.” It is needless to eulogize it, as the devout sentiments which pervade its pages have induced one of the societies for the extension of Christian knowledge to cause it to be stereotyped. Perhaps, the greatest merit in Mr. Chester’s publication is to have known how to reject so much of the trash imposed upon travellers by dragomans and consular dependants, and to have only retained descriptions of scenes and events which he saw with his own eyes. The book is altogether an entertaining production.