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 .―" There is great pleasure in reading it, for it is invariably entertaining and often instructive &hellip; some of the scenes &hellip; are curious in the extreme."

.― &hellip; "entertaining record &hellip; contains a great deal of useful information."

.―"A very shrewd observation of men and things &hellip; gives us some racy accounts, all characterised by a keen insight into more than superficial matters &hellip; As an impression of South America from a cultured man of the world the book is calculated to convey a much clearer idea of a people and places than a shelf-full of dry as dust reports."

.―"A cheery optimism pervades the whole story of his travels &hellip; a very readable and interesting volume. &hellip; A very clear idea of the people and their characteristics. &hellip; An interesting chapter of incidents and individuals which might be met with by any well-recommended and polite European. The story of the author's travels is well told."

.―"Decidedly welcome from every point of view &hellip; the extent of the journey takes one's breath away, for it seems that our globe-rambler moved round the whole of the great southern continent except the northern bit of it, and his sharp eyes left nothing of interest unnoticed. &hellip; A very charming book, and we can only hope that the writer may, indeed, revisit the south continent and give us again the result of his travels."

.―"An interesting journey &hellip; he makes it interesting to the reader."

.―"All round the coast roamed with observant eye and ready pen, and though he confesses at the end 'that a whole continent at a time is too much,' it will not be too much for the reader who likes keen observation and shrewd and vivid comment."

.―"In a series of well-written letters he gives an interesting account of many of the things which came under his notice, flavoured here and there with a touch of quiet humour. &hellip; He gives us a charming picture of Cotopaxi and its neighbours as seen in the rosy light of early morning. &hellip; Life in Quito is described in a chapter full of good things."

.― &hellip; " generally interesting and not seldom amusing."

―" Knows how to seize on points of interest, and his vivid snapshots give one a new impression of this little known continent."

.―"Distinctly entertaining &hellip; he is racy &hellip; never dull."

.―"Written in a pleasantly unconventional style, and carries his reader far away from all beaten tracks, and gives interesting descriptions of the least known people of South America. &hellip; Mr. Mackellar does much in this volume to lift the veil and reveal the country and people to all who are sufficiently interested to read his book."