Classic travel writing books

More than 100 splendid illustrations enhance this fascinating firsthand account of a 1923 expedition to survey the...  Read More >>

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This new edition of Racundra's First Cruise includes the original maps, text and photos from the 1923 first edition,...  Read More >>

"Before returning to the Old World after World War II, Sybille Bedford resolved to see something more of the New....  Read More >>

Isabelle Eberhardt has emerged from the shadows to become a cult figure and an icon of the women's movement. Here...  Read More >>

Originally published over 100 years ago, Roughing It was Mark Twain's second major work after the success of his...  Read More >>

Building on the success of the first two parts of the Travels series comes this collection of writings on travels...  Read More >>

Provides a fascinating and rare account of society, culture, and the art scene of the early 19th century United...  Read More >>

Elizabeth Bowen's account of a time spent in Rome is no ordinary guidebook but an evocation of a city - its history,...  Read More >>

Describes the glory of the temples and their magnificent reliefs hidden in the jungle of Angkor. This book explains...  Read More >>

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An account of 19th-century American life by a remarkable Indian observer.  Read More >>

Including an introduction by Jane Jacobs, this edition features several endnotes.  Read More >>

Vambery's Travels in Central Asia describes the author's celebrated journey through Central Asia in 1863, motivated...  Read More >>

Curzon's Armenia describes the author's residence at Erzerum, in Eastern Turkey, from 1843 to 1844.  Read More >>

Reprint of the 1909 original, with a new introduction by H. K. Kuloy. Account of Kawaguchi s now legendary solo...  Read More >>

Featuring an Introduction by Gretel Ehrlich, this edition is based on the definitive 1912 Century edition. It also...  Read More >>

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This volume presents accounts of two 1830s American diplomatic missions to Siam, aimed at securing better trade...  Read More >>

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In May 1844, the American educator and reformer Asenath Nicholson set out from New York on a fifteen-month visit...  Read More >>

A gem for the tourist and armchair traveler alike, by the incomparable H. V. Morton. ""The master of the genre.""...  Read More >>

Classic of adventure travel and cornerstone in the development of evolutionary theory recounts Darwin's five-year...  Read More >>