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380 public-domain travel writing books, summarised. Page 7 of 8.
Oregon, the Picturesque: A Book of Rambles in the Oregon Country and in the Wilds of Northern California
Thos. D. (Thomas Dowler) Murphy
This account of early automotive exploration captures the wild, untamed beauty of the American West as it stood on the brink of modern accessibility. It serves as both a scenic travelogue and a historical testament to the rugged beginnings of cross-country touring.
To Panama and back
Henry T. (Henry Turman) Byford
A weary, observant physician chronicles his 1905 journey to the Panama Canal, transforming the frustrations of tropical travel into a sharp, witty meditation on human nature and the complexities of progress.
A Canterbury Pilgrimage
Elizabeth Robins Pennell
Two Americans swap horses for a tricycle, embarking on a playful, pedal-powered journey to trace the ancient route to Canterbury.
Gardens of the Caribbees, v. 2/2: Sketches of a Cruise to the West Indies and the Spanish Main
Ida May Hill Starr
A cruise ship glides through turquoise waters to reveal lush botanical gardens, bustling markets, and black lakes of natural pitch. Beyond the sea-sprayed docks lie mountain railways, Dutch canal-ports, and quiet places of memory.
A Motor-Flight Through France
Edith Wharton
A rapid automobile trip across the French countryside yields an intimate, transformative vision of its landscape, architecture, and enduring history.
Letters from Switzerland
Samuel Irenæus Prime
High above the world's noisy highways, standard routes fade into steep mountain passes, icy glaciers, and quiet sanctuaries of living history. This mid-nineteenth-century travelogue captures a moving journey across Switzerland, blending landscape, historic reverence, and human connection.
Cousin-hunting in Scandinavia
Mary Wilhelmine Williams
An American traveler journeys through Scandinavia to explore the ancestral lands of her heritage, recording intimate observations of daily life, historic sites, and local kin in a series of letters home.
Gallant Little Wales: Sketches of its people, places and customs
Unknown
A land defined by its peaks and ancient dwellings awaits those who look beyond the surface of a simple holiday. This exploration reveals a country where the echoes of Roman history and Welsh folklore reside side by side.
A View of Society and Manners in France, Switzerland, and Germany, Vol. 2 (of 2): With Anecdotes Relating to Some Eminent Characters
John Moore
This epistolary chronicle captures the sharp, observant spirit of an enlightened traveler navigating the courts, customs, and social hierarchies of eighteenth-century Europe.
A Year's Journey through France and Part of Spain, Volume 1 (1777)
Philip Thicknesse
A seasoned traveler ventures across the borders of France and Spain, offering a candid, often sharp-eyed account of the perils and pleasures found along the way. This eighteenth-century travelogue serves as both a practical guide and a personal meditation on the art of traversing foreign lands.
A West Country pilgrimage
Eden Phillpotts
This travelogue invites readers to wander the verdant valleys and rugged coastlines of Devon and Cornwall, tracing the physical and historical landscape of England’s storied West Country.
Arab and Druze at home
W. (William) Ewing
A Scotch missionary journeys across the lands east of Jordan, recording the daily life, ancient ruins, and enduring hospitality of the villagers, nomads, and mountain warriors he encounters along the way.
My Trip Around the World: August, 1895-May, 1896
Eleonora Hunt
The journey of a lifetime begins with a heavy heart and concludes with a patriotic embrace of home, capturing the grandeur and the struggle of late nineteenth-century global travel.
Normandy
G. E. (Geraldine Edith) Mitton
This guide offers an intimate portrait of a storied region, blending historical inquiry with the practical observations of a traveler. It captures the essence of a landscape defined by both its architectural grandeur and its enduring peasant traditions.
The Fair Dominion: A Record of Canadian Impressions
R. E. (Robert Ernest) Vernède
A traveler from the Edwardian era traverses a rapidly expanding nation, observing a land defined by its immense physical scale and the irrepressible energy of those carving out its future.
Among the Tibetans
Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird
Driven by an irrepressible curiosity to escape the familiar haunts of Anglo-Indian society, an intrepid Victorian woman journeys past the Himalayan frontier into the high, wind-swept tablelands of Lesser Tibet.
Around the world in eighty minutes: Photographic reproductions of the most magnificent edifices, the most interesting remains and the most beautiful scenes on the earth's surface
William S. Walsh
The world is a vast, interconnected gallery of human achievement, and the armchair traveler needs only a moment of quiet to survey the greatest monuments of history.
On Horseback Through Asia Minor, Volume 2 (of 2)
Unknown
This account tracks a perilous journey through the waning Ottoman Empire, revealing a landscape defined by decaying infrastructure, religious tension, and the looming threat of Russian expansion.
My Home in the Alps
Le Blond, Aubrey, Mrs.
The mountains are not mere scenery, but a living, dangerous, and majestic landscape that demands deep respect, careful preparation, and the guidance of those who truly know the high peaks.
Rambles in Cuba
Anonymous
A traveler finds the sensory richness and social oddities of nineteenth-century Cuba both enchanting and exhausting. This record captures the vibrant, sun-drenched landscape and the complex rhythms of island life.
A lady's ride across Spanish Honduras
Maria Soltera
An adventurous traveler braves the wild terrain of nineteenth-century Honduras, seeking self-reliance in a landscape where the roads are treacherous and the promises of men are often thinner than the mountain air.
The Spirit of Rome
Vernon Lee
HOOK This collection of diary entries captures the singular, haunting intimacy of returning to Rome, where the weight of centuries meets the fleeting, fragile lives of those who wander through its vast, theatrical ruins.
Journal of a Voyage across the Atlantic: With Notes on Canada & the United States, and Return to Great Britain in 1844
George Moore
A Victorian merchant’s rigorous travelogue captures the raw energy of mid-19th-century North America, offering a candid glimpse into the burgeoning commerce, political volatility, and social customs of a young nation.
Rambles in Istria, Dalmatia and Montenegro
R. H. R.
HOOK Seeking to escape the worn paths of traditional tourism, a traveler ventures into the untamed landscapes of the Adriatic to find new vistas and cultural curiosities in the summer of 1873.
A month in Switzerland
F. Barham (Foster Barham) Zincke
An observant English clergyman treks across the High Alps with his family, turning mountain passes, quiet valleys, and local farming practices into sharp reflections on modern society, economics, and human nature.
The Burton Holmes Lectures, Volume 1 (of 10): In Ten Volumes
Burton Holmes
Travelling across an empire closed off from the modern world, a nineteenth-century visual storyteller records a vanishing kingdom before civilization changes it forever.
A tight squeeze
William Staats
This is a tale of a young man’s wager to traverse the American landscape as a tramp. It captures the raw, gritty reality of the 19th-century road, where the line between adventure and survival is constantly blurred by the threat of violence, the law, and the indifference of the elements.
Roughing it in Siberia, with some account of the Trans-Siberian railway, and the gold-mining industry of Asiatic Russia
Robert L. Jefferson
A journey across the vast, frozen expanse of late 19th-century Russia reveals the brutal realities and nascent industrial ambitions of a land on the precipice of profound change.
Swiss allmends, and a walk to see them
F. Barham (Foster Barham) Zincke
A Victorian clergyman’s observant trek across the Swiss Alps reveals the tension between ancient communal land traditions and the encroaching forces of modern capital and industry.
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The Cambrian Tourist, or, Post-Chaise Companion through Wales [1828]: Containing cursory sketches of the Welsh territories, and a description of the manners, customs, and games of the natives
Anonymous
A guide to the rugged landscapes and storied ruins of early nineteenth-century Wales, this volume blends practical travel advice with historical reflection and vivid observation for the wandering traveler.
Wanderings in the Orient
A. M. (Albert Moore) Reese
The vast, shifting landscapes of the early twentieth-century Pacific offer a window into a world of colonial outposts, bustling trade hubs, and remote traditions. This account captures the spirit of exploration during an era of significant global transition.
A Trip to Manitoba
Mary Agnes FitzGibbon
A journey across the Canadian wilderness reveals the stark, shifting frontier of a burgeoning nation. This account chronicles the resilience required to traverse the vast prairies and rugged territories of the late nineteenth century.
Oahu Traveler's guide
Bill Gleasner
This practical handbook serves as a comprehensive navigator for Oahu, detailing everything from bus routes and surf spots to the rich history of Hawaii’s royal palaces and agricultural landscapes.
Souvenir Map and Guide for Tourists in the Black Hills of South Dakota: Maps prepared especially for the use of Automobile Tourists
Dakota Engineering Company, Mitchell, S.D.
Motoring through the American West in the early twentieth century required more than a spirit of adventure; it demanded a reliable map. This practical guide provides the essential directions, regulations, and local hospitality tips needed to navigate the scenic, rugged landscapes of South Dakota’s Black Hills.
Dragons and Cherry Blossoms
Alice A. Parmelee Morris
A Western visitor steps past her own stubborn misconceptions into late nineteenth-century Japan, discovering a nation caught in a fascinating, sometimes awkward dance between ancient traditions and modern Western imports.
A Ride through Syria to Damascus and Baalbec, and ascent of Mount Hermon
Edward Abram
A vivid journey through the rugged landscape of 19th-century Syria, this travelogue balances the thrill of exploration with the quiet contemplation of ancient ruins and long-forgotten empires.
Notes in North Africa: Being a Guide to the Sportsman and Tourist in Algeria and Tunisia
W. G. Windham
The nineteenth-century traveler navigates North Africa in search of big game, documenting a journey through Algeria and Tunisia that balances the realities of colonial life with the elusive promise of the hunt.
A mission to Gelele, King of Dahome, Vol. 1 (of 2)
Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
A British envoy travels inland through nineteenth-century West Africa to negotiate with an absolute king whose state is built on warfare and human sacrifice.
Adventures in Bolivia
C. H. (Cecil Herbert) Prodgers
A seasoned adventurer ventures into the high Andes and deep tropical forests of early twentieth-century Bolivia, pursuing both commercial concessions and the legendary, elusive treasure of the Jesuits.
Gondola days
Francis Hopkinson Smith
Venice breathes through these pages, capturing the shimmering, timeless rhythm of a city defined by sunlight, salt air, and the silent, graceful transit of the gondola.
The land of the Bey
T. Wemyss (Thomas Wemyss) Reid
A restless traveler wanders into the volatile heart of North Africa, finding himself caught between the fading grandeur of the Bey of Tunis and the encroaching shadow of French colonial expansion.
"Magyarland," volume 1 (of 2)
Nina Elizabeth Mazuchelli
Journey across the vast, sun-drenched plains and mist-shrouded peaks of nineteenth-century Hungary, where ancient traditions, ethnic diversity, and leisurely travel reveal a captivating hidden world.
Travels in Eastern Africa, volume 1 (of 2)
Lyons McLeod
An Englishman's critical account of his journey to and tenure as consul in East Africa, exposing regional slave trade networks and colonial neglect.
New Orleans as it is
Anonymous
A stark and unflinching examination of the moral decay and systemic brutality defining the mid-nineteenth-century American South, written from the perspective of an observant witness.
The great Siberian railway
Francis E. (Francis Edward) Clark
A cross-continental journey reveals the raw, sprawling ambition of a nascent empire. This account traces an arduous trek across the Russian frontier at the dawn of the twentieth century.
Wessex
Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
The rugged, ancient landscapes of southwest England offer a window into history where rural tradition and literary imagination converge. This tour invites travelers to step away from the modern world and into a place of enduring legends.
John L. Stoddard's Lectures, Vol. 03 (of 10): Japan I, Japan II, China
John L. (John Lawson) Stoddard
The world has grown small, yet the wonder of distant lands remains undiminished. These lectures offer a window into the Japan and China of the late nineteenth century, capturing a moment when ancient traditions met the rapid march of modern progress.
On the Equator
Harry De Windt
A Victorian gentleman ventures into the heart of Borneo, documenting a world of head-hunting tribes, colonial outposts, and the encroaching modern era.