Eric’s Reviews > The Gentle Art of Tramping;With Introductory Essays and Excerpts on Walking - by Sydney Smith, William Hazlitt, Leslie Stephen, & John Burroughs > Status Update

"Bulging with books, yet pinched by the clips of fountain pens, ink-stained, wine-stained, sun-bleached, rain-washed, fretted by campfire sparks, frayed and yet not torn by envious thorns, the whole, well-stretched, well-slept-in, well-tramped-in...other parts of one's attire wear out, come and go, but the good, sound, indestructible jacket remains."