Travel
- Explorations in Nature and Travel
- Pioneering Journeys: Memoirs of Exploration
- Journeys Through History
- Epic Journeys of Exploration
- Philosophical Travelogues
The Romany Rye
"The Romany Rye" is a direct continuation of George Borrow's "Lavengro", taking up the latter's story immediately where …
Scottish Reminiscences
Archibald Geikie was a geologist in Scotland by profession, and a writer. While most of his writings were professional, this is a more perso…
Wonder Stories of Travel
A curiously interesting collection of folkloric tales and firsthand accounts written by global travelers for 19th century periodicals; compi…
Your United States
Enoch Arnold Bennett (1867 – 1931) was an English writer. He is best known as a novelist, but he also worked in other fields such as journal…
The National Geographic Magazine
National Geographic Magazine Volume 2 Number 1 April 1890.: * On the Telegraphic Determinations of Longitude by the Bureau of Navigation* Re…
Prowling About Panama
In 1903, Panama became a brand new state in Central America by seceding from Colombia in order to facilitate the construction of the Panama …
Civilization and Climate
This book presents the science of geography one step further than just the physical features of the earth's surface. The relationship betwee…
The British Isles and the Baltic States
Another in a long series by the author focusing on the British Isles and a few chapters on Germany, Poland and other countries of the Baltic…
The Boy Travellers in Mexico
An engaging travelogue published in 1890, written conversationally among two youths and their guide and mentor. From the preface: "a bo…
The National Geographic Magazine
The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the December Number. It includes the following articles: The Geography of the Sout…
The Famous Missions of California
Naturalist William Henry Hudson was born in Argentina of immigrant parents from England, and later settled there. He published books on orn…
The Sailor's Word-book
A compendium of fascinating words describing the world from far reaches of the visible universe to the ocean depths, along with creatures la…
Everglades Wildguide
This is a United States National Parks guidebook written by a popular young people's nature writer, Jean Craighead George. It covers the Eve…
The Vagabond
The Vagabond is a poignant reflection on the allure of travel and the spirit of adventure, penned by the renowned author Robert Louis Steven…
Pioneer work in the Alps of New Zealand
“Situated as we were at Camp 2, in fine rata bush, with a luxuriant undergrowth of tree-ferns and other plants - which in England would be c…
The National Geographic Magazine
The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, Vol XI, January to December 1900.
The Land of the Broads
The Broads area of Norfolk and Suffolk is in the East Anglian region of England. It is the location of Britain's third largest inland waterw…
Wild and romantic
A collection of some of the most significant literary work on the English Lake District prior to Thomas West’s A guide to the Lakes (1778). …
The National Geographic Magazine
National Geographic Magazine Volume 1 Number 3 published in 1889. Topics of articles are:The Rivers and Valleys of PennsylvaniaTopographic M…
The Tail of the Hemisphere
Visiting Chile and Argentina on the continent of South America the author gives the reader an eyewitness account of the people, culture, ind…