Classic travel writing books

In this 1879 book, Loftie gives details of visits to the famous sites, but, unusually, takes notice of the political...  Read More >>

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The Amateur Emigrant, an autobiographical account of Stevenson's voyage from Scotland to California in 1879, is...  Read More >>

One of the most diverse and fascinating countries in the world seen through the eyes of early writers and travelers....  Read More >>

Fifty new books at e1 each, celebrating the pioneering spirit of the Penguin Modern Classics series, from inspiring...  Read More >>

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An 1842 visit to the United States inspired this stinging reproof of the country's embrace of slavery, its corrupt...  Read More >>

A rich and revealing anthology of eyewitness accounts taken from diaries, letters, memoirs and novels ranging across...  Read More >>

A fascinating collection of some of Australia's most dramatic journeys from the 19th and early 20th century: epics...  Read More >>

In 1910, Dr Hackmann started on a lengthy tour throughout Mongolia, China, Japan, Cambodia, Siam, and India, studying...  Read More >>

Mungo Park set off from his home in the Scottish borders in May 1795 at the age of 23 to discover the course of...  Read More >>

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Lady Anne Blunt was a woman ahead of her time. After marrying the poet Wilfrid Scawen Blunt in 1869, the pair travelled...  Read More >>

Im Zentrum des Buches steht ein Reisebericht über Ägypten und Syrien, welcher 1175/1176 im Kontext einer Legation...  Read More >>

This book relates the aesthetic aspects of travel writing to the social, political, and material contexts of late...  Read More >>

Aged twenty-two, Charlie Walker left home in search of adventure. Fleeing the boredom that comes with comfort, he...  Read More >>

An enthralling anthology of the Golden Age of travel writing, with selections and contributions from today's greatest...  Read More >>

Award winning author Susan Alcorn takes us to Spain to hike on two less-crowded Camino de Santiago routes—the Caminos...  Read More >>

A travelogue about a three-month road trip across America experienced by JJ Topping and his Irish wife. They encounter...  Read More >>

How can we use the experience of darkness to lift our spirits, challenge our hearts and minds and draw us closer...  Read More >>

The compelling story of Max Reisch and Helmuth Hahmann’s journey across Asia in 1935 in a Steyr 100. It is a story...  Read More >>

Peter Goullart spent nine years in the all-but-forgotten Nakhi Kingdom of south west China. He had a job entirely...  Read More >>

Scottish author Ronald Mackay describes how, in 1960, at the age of 18 and with GBP40 in cash, he hitch-hiked to...  Read More >>