Classic travel writing books

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Richard Pococke's Irish Tours

Richard Pococke's Irish Tours

Author: John McVeagh
ISBN: 9780716525394
Format: Hardback
$104.28

Bishop Richard Pococke (1704-1765) was an obsessive traveller whose journeys into Egypt and the remoter Alps earned...  Read More >>

A Black Woman's Odyssey Through Russia and Jamaica: The Narrative of Nancy Prince

A Black Woman's Odyssey Through Russia and Jamaica:...

Author: Nancy Prince ,  Ronald Walters (Professor of History, Johns Hopkins University, USA)
ISBN: 9781558760196
Format: Paperback
$44.75

The reader follows the author's experiences of Russia - experiencing local customs, the St. Petersburg flood and...  Read More >>

Oriental Encounters: Anthology of Prewar Writings on Japan

Oriental Encounters: Anthology of Prewar Writings on...

Author: John Ashburne
ISBN: 9784770019110
Format: Paperback
$52.80

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Delhi

Delhi

Author: Percival Spear ,  Narayani Gupta
ISBN: 9780195634600
Format: Hardback
$45.00

A reissue of the fieldguide to Delhi which incorporates a description of the changes which have been wrought in...  Read More >>

A Black Woman's Odyssey Through Russia and Jamaica: The Narrative of Nancy Prince

A Black Woman's Odyssey Through Russia and Jamaica:...

Author: Nancy Prince ,  Ronald Walters (Professor of History, Johns Hopkins University, USA)
ISBN: 9781558760288
Format: Hardback
$78.92

The reader follows the author's experiences of Russia - experiencing local customs, the St. Petersburg flood and...  Read More >>

The American Scene

The American Scene

Author: Henry James ,  John F. Sears
ISBN: 9780140434163
Format: Paperback
$68.64

After living abroad for 20 years, Henry James returned to his native America and travelled down the East Coast from...  Read More >>

Xanthus: Travels of Discovery in Turkey

Xanthus: Travels of Discovery in Turkey

Author: Enid Slatter
ISBN: 9780948695308
Format: Hardback
$86.99

"150 years ago the British Museum opened to the public an exhibition of a collection, popularly known as the ""Xanthus...  Read More >>

The Oxford Book of Exploration

The Oxford Book of Exploration

Author: Robin Hanbury-Tenison
ISBN: 9780192823960
Format: Paperback
$18.95

"An anthology of the writings of explorers through the ages. These are the words of people who changed the world...  Read More >>

Colonial American Travel Narratives

Colonial American Travel Narratives

Author: Various ,  Wendy Martin, Ph.D.
ISBN: 9780140390889
Format: Paperback
$39.99

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Travel Fact and Travel Fiction: Studies on Fiction, Literary Tradition, Scholarly Discovery and Observation in Travel Writing

Travel Fact and Travel Fiction: Studies on Fiction,...

Author: Z.R.W.M. von Martels
ISBN: 9789004101128
Format: Hardback
$380.16

This study contains 18 articles by different authors on examples of travel writing, ranging from Heroditus in classical...  Read More >>

Unsuitable for Ladies

Unsuitable for Ladies

Author: Jane Robinson
ISBN: 9780192116819
Format: Hardback
$39.95

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Xanthus: Travels of Discovery in Turkey

Xanthus: Travels of Discovery in Turkey

Author: Enid Slatter
ISBN: 9780948695315
Format: Paperback
$65.87

"150 years ago the British Museum opened to the public an exhibition of a collection, popularly known as the ""Xanthus...  Read More >>

On the Way Home

On the Way Home

Author: Laura Ingalls Wilder
ISBN: 9780064400800
Format: Paperback
$11.95

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The Turkish Embassy Letters

The Turkish Embassy Letters

Author: Lady Mary Wortley Montagu ,  Anita Desai
ISBN: 9781853816796
Format: Paperback
$24.99

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Roughing It

Roughing It

Author: Mark Twain ,  Harriet E. Smith
ISBN: 9780520084988
Format: Hardback
$139.95

Based on Mark Twain's own years of 'variegated vagabonding' in the West, this work offers a virtual grab-bag of...  Read More >>

My Son on the Galley

My Son on the Galley

Author: Jacob Wallenberg ,  Peter Graves
ISBN: 9781870041232
Format: Paperback
$123.42

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A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms: Being an Account by the Chinese Monk Fa-Hien of His Travels in India and Ceylon

A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms: Being an Account by...

Author: Fa Xian
ISBN: 9788120608276
Format: Hardback
$27.17

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Castaways

Castaways

Author: Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca ,  Enrique Pupo-Walker
ISBN: 9780520070639
Format: Paperback
$49.95

A narrative of the exploration of North America by Europeans (1528-36).  Read More >>

Johnson and Boswell in Scotland: "A Journey to the Hebrides - ""Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland"", ""Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides"""

Johnson and Boswell in Scotland: "A Journey to the Hebrides...

Author: Samuel Johnson ,  James Boswell
ISBN: 9780300052107
Format: Hardback
$184.80

In 1773 Samuel Johnson and James Boswell made their celebrated journey through the Highlands of Scotland and the...  Read More >>

Spanish John: Being a Narrative of the Early Life of Colonel John M'Donell of Scottos

Spanish John: Being a Narrative of the Early Life of...

Author: John McDonell
ISBN: 9781896219059
Format: Paperback
$25.85

"An unashamedly prejudiced account of the atmosphere of the aftermath of ""the 45"" the fierce loyalties and bitter...  Read More >>

History of a Voyage to the Land of Brazil

History of a Voyage to the Land of Brazil

Author: Jean De Lery ,  Janet Whatley
ISBN: 9780520082748
Format: Paperback
$52.95

Jean de Lery had undertaken his arduous voyage to the land of Brazil in 1556, as a youthful member of the first...  Read More >>

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