Classic travel writing books

William Parker Snow (1817–95), mariner and author, volunteered in 1854 to command the schooner Allen Gardiner on...  Read More >>

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Written by a woman who refused to acknowledge the social divisions that keep us apart, A Time From the World is...  Read More >>

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This illustrated volume presents the never-before-published travel report by the Prussian court gardener Hans Jancke....  Read More >>

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This 1771 two-volume work, edited and translated into English by Johann Reinhold Forster (1729–98), contains important...  Read More >>

This 1771 two-volume work, edited and translated into English by Johann Reinhold Forster (1729–98), contains important...  Read More >>

Reprint of the 1866 ed. printed for government at the Education Society's Press, Byculla, Bombay, and published...  Read More >>

Désiré Charnay (1828–1915) explored the ancient cities of Mexico and Central America, producing an informative account...  Read More >>

Thomas Falkner (1707–84), an English Jesuit missionary, lived for nearly forty years in South America. Originally...  Read More >>

Everything you wanted to know about France but were too afraid to ask.  Read More >>

The classic account of Italian corruption and culture, covering Berlusconi's demise and resurrection, and Italy's...  Read More >>

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Linking East and West, Asia with Europe, the Silk Road was once the important trading route in the world. This title...  Read More >>

He locates an increasingly articulate and refined sense of simplicity and virtue among these visitors and a gradual...  Read More >>

First published in English in 1861, during the golden age of alpinism and travel writing, this work by Hermann Alexander...  Read More >>

In 1860, Henry Brougham Loch (1827–1900) accompanied the eighth Earl of Elgin on a mission to China, the aim of...  Read More >>

In 1783, at the opportunity presented by a new Panchen Lama, Samuel Turner (1759–1802) led a deputation from Bengal...  Read More >>

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Honoring Patrick O’Brian’s centenary, a collection of his favorite travel pieces, replete with perils, discomforts,...  Read More >>

A remarkable nineteenth-century account of Istanbul - which begins with a dazzling description of the city gradually...  Read More >>

A re-exploration of the historic journey made by the first man to walk the Alps from 'end to end'  Read More >>

This series explores the history of each county, embracing its topography, folklore, archaeology and architecture....  Read More >>

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