Excerpt from Marvelous Wonders of the Whole World: Being an Account of Thrilling Adventures, Famous Sights, Celebrated Voyages, and Renowned Explorations and Discoveries in All Parts of the Globe, Containing Wonders of the Dark Continent; The Land of the Pyramids; The Flowery Kingdom of the Celestials World, and these were celebrated in the finest productions of prose and poetry. That time has long Since passed, and the number seven would now have to be multiplied many fold to enumerate the marvels Of the globe. To set these forth in attractive form is the object of the present volume. 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.