10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TARANTASS»
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tarantass in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
tarantass and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
To remedy this evil the Russians have contrived the " tarantass" a vehicle on the
general plan of the telyagabut larger, better, stronger, and more respectable in
every way. It has a hood like that of an American chaise, and is generally padded
...
Henry Mills Alden, Thomas Bucklin Wells, Lee Foster Hartman, 1868
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Free Russia by William Hepworth Dixon
Eastern story. “Can one sell such a thing in ' Vietegra?” . “Ha, ha!” laughs my
friend. “In Vietegra, the people are not fools ,' in fact, they are rather sharp ones.
They will say they have no use for a tarantass; they know you can't wait to chaffer
...
They will say they have no use for a tarantass ; they know you can't wait to chaffer
about the price. Your best plan will be to drive into a station, pay the driver, and
run away.' ' Leaving my tarantass in the yard V ' Exactly ; that will be cheaper in ...
William Hepworth Dixon, 1870
4
Divine and Human, and Other Stories
But the Cossack did not leave the tarantass the whole short spring night, but sat
beside it in an empty wagon parked under the penthouse. Ludwika, on Albina's
order, sat in the tarantass and, being fully convinced that the Cossack did not ...
5
The Collected Works Of Jules Verne
not been lucky enough to discover a tarantass. It is to be hoped that the invention
of Russian coachbuilders will devise some improvement in this lastnamed
vehicle. Springs are wanting in it as well as in the telga; in the absence of iron,
wood ...
Michael Strogoff would have been obliged to employ a telga, if he had not been
lucky enough to discover a tarantass. It is to be hoped that the invention of
Russian coachbuilders will devise some improvement in this lastnamed vehicle.
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Harper's New Monthly Magazine
It is bad enough to be shifted about in the daytime, but at night, especially when it
rains or snows, the nuisance is next to intolerable. To remedy this evil the
Russians have contrived the " tarantass" a vehicle on the general plan of the
tclyaga ...
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Harper's New Monthly Magazine
Tarantass and telyaga are mounted on strong poles, more or less elastic, and to
give as much “ spring” as possible the axles are placed from eight to twelve feet
apart. A traveler, desiring to be comfortable, buys a tarantass at the beginning of
a ...
9
Through Siberia, the Land of the Future
To avoid the trouble of moving our things from one carriage to another and
lashing them at each stage, Vostrotin had his own private tarantass, and Loris-
Melikov and I had also taken one for the whole journey, in which we travelled
together, ...
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Michael Strogoff: the Courier of the Czar: Easyread Edition
Half an hour later, the podorojna being presented by Michael, three post-horses
were harnessed to the tarantass. These animals, covered with long hair, were
very like long-legged bears. They were small but spirited, being of Siberian breed
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2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TARANTASS»
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tarantass is used in the context of the following news items.
Siberia salutes British nurse and adventurer who set up a leper …
One's sufferings were far worse than even when travelling in the tarantass (springless carriage); the stiffened position of my body being altogether contrary to its ... «The Siberian Times, Aug 14»
La mitica Ferrovia Transiberiana
Ma chi voleva viaggiare nel resto dello sterminato Paese non poteva che scegliere la tarantass (più carretta che carrozza) d'estate e la slitta d'inverno. «Mondointasca.org, Dec 13»
