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Travel Writing
19 public-domain travel writing books, summarised. Page 1 of 1.
An historical account of all the voyages round the world, performed by English navigators, vol. 3 of 4
Unknown
In a world of shifting horizons, intrepid explorers brave treacherous seas and unknown shores to map the final frontiers of the globe. This chronicle documents the extraordinary encounters and perils that shaped the Age of Discovery.
The cruise of the Nona
Hilaire Belloc
A man takes to the sea in a small boat, leaving the noise of the modern world behind to map the currents of history, politics, and his own conscience.
Khartoum, and the Blue and White Niles, Vol. 2 (of 2)
George Melly
To travel the ancient, sun-bleached arteries of the Nile is to trade the modern world for a landscape where time is measured not by clocks, but by the slow, grinding patience of the desert.
Khartoum, and the Blue and White Niles, Vol. 1 (of 2)
George Melly
Beyond the known ports of the Mediterranean lies a river of ancient silences and sudden, scorching heat, where the modern traveler is a mere ghost passing through the monumental shadows of antiquity.
The weird of the wanderer
Frederick Rolfe
A traveler slips through the cracks of history, wielding ancient magic and modern wit to command the currents of time and destiny. He is the master of his own impossible journey.
Records of Captain Clapperton's last expedition to Africa, Vol. 2 (of 2)
Richard Lander
A servant’s solitary journey through the heart of nineteenth-century Africa becomes a harrowing race against exhaustion, treachery, and death following the loss of his commander.
Records of Captain Clapperton's last expedition to Africa, Vol. 1 (of 2)
Richard Lander
They were men stepping into an unknown geography, armed only with curiosity and the dwindling endurance of their own bodies.
Sandhills sketches
Williams Haynes
The Sandhills offer a sanctuary where the biting frost of a northern winter dissolves into the scent of pine needles and the patient pursuit of field sports under a southern sun.
An historical account of all the voyages round the world, performed by English navigators, vol. 2 of 4
Unknown
The high seas offer few promises beyond the horizon, yet the relentless pursuit of plunder, discovery, and survival draws men into the deepest reaches of an unforgiving world.
Two happy years in Ceylon
C. F. (Constance Frederica) Gordon Cumming
The verdant, sun-drenched landscapes of a nineteenth-century island paradise unfold through the eyes of a persistent traveler who finds beauty in every forest, temple, and colonial canal.
An historical account of all the voyages round the world, performed by English navigators, vol. 4 of 4
Unknown
The vast, salt-sprayed chronicle of human endurance unfolds here, recording the men who sailed to the world’s furthest edges and the landscapes they found waiting in the silence of the unknown.
The golden journey of Mr. Paradyne
William John Locke
The respectable life is often a quiet cage, but for one man, a single, haunting melody acts as the key that unlocks the door to a sprawling, sun-drenched existence he never dared imagine.
The Land of Thor
J. Ross (John Ross) Browne
A traveler journeys through the vast, cold expanses of the North, finding beauty in desolate landscapes and a rare freedom in the untamed wilderness.
Due West
Maturin M. (Maturin Murray) Ballou
A traveler’s keen eyes and open heart turn a ten-month journey around the globe into a vivid, permanent education. See the world through a nineteenth-century lens, where every distant shore holds a mirror to one’s own home.
A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden: 2nd edition
William A. Ross
Beneath a brisk wind and billowing sails, a gentleman’s yacht slips from the English coast, seeking the rugged, icy beauty of the North and the quiet majesty of the Scandinavian fjords.
Northern Travel: Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland
Bayard Taylor
Winter turns the Baltic into a trap, summer turns Lapland into a race against frost, and every stop reveals a different face of the North.
A Wayfarer in China: Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia
Elizabeth Kimball Kendall
A journey through the remote landscapes of early 20th-century West China and Mongolia reveals a world of rugged beauty, ancient traditions, and the quiet stirrings of change.
Scenes in the Hawaiian Islands and California
Mary E. (Mary Evarts) Anderson
A journey that begins with steamers, reefs, and crowded decks opens into a portrait of islands, people, and faith in motion. The pleasures are small and vivid; the questions beneath them are larger than travel.
Birdseye Views of Far Lands
James T. (James Thomas) Nichols
HOOK A vivid journey across continents and cultures reveals the transformations, struggles, and everyday lives of far-flung peoples through the eyes of a seasoned traveler.