Alps in switzerland - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Context Did I request thee, Maker, from my clay To mould me Man, did I solicit thee From darkness to promote me? (See Important Quotations Explained) In the summer of 1816, a young, well-educated woman from England traveled with her lover to the Swiss Alps. Unseasonable rain kept them trapped inside their lodgings, where they entertained themselves by reading ghost stories. At the urging of renowned poet Lord Byron, a friend and neighbor, they set their own pens to paper, competing to s...

The Cascades Western North America Extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California The Himalayas Asia separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau Has many of the Earth's highest peaks, including the highest, Mount Everest The Appalachians Eastern North America From Pennsylvania to Georgia The Alps Highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe Stretche...

Context Did I request thee, Maker, from my clay To mould me Man, did I solicit thee From darkness to promote me? (See Important Quotations Explained) In the summer of 1816, a young, well-educated woman from England traveled with her lover to the Swiss Alps. Unseasonable rain kept them trapped inside their lodgings, where they entertained themselves by reading ghost stories. At the urging of renowned poet Lord Byron, a friend and neighbor, they set their own pens to paper, competing to s...