Travel
- Explorations in Nature and Travel
- Pioneering Journeys: Memoirs of Exploration
- Journeys Through History
- Epic Journeys of Exploration
- Philosophical Travelogues
A Bundle of Letters from over the Sea
In presenting my little book to the public, I feel that I should apologize for so doing, instead of introducing it; for at the time my lette…
Bohemian San Francisco
While describing his dining experiences throughout "Bohemian San Francisco," Clarence Edwords paints an historic panorama of Calif…
Piloting Directions for the Gulf of Finland
Norie's series of piloting and sailing directions was something of a staple in the chart-room of 19th century British (and other) merchant v…
The National Geographic Magazine
The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, Vol X, May 1899.It includes the following articles:The Redwood Forest of the Pacif…
Maori Folk-Tales of the Port Hills
In this little book I have endeavoured to interweave with descriptions of the most picturesque parts of the Canterbury Port Hills some of th…
Three Days On The Ohio River
This 1854 narration of a trip upon the Ohio River in a steamboat from Cincinnati to Pittsburg gives a picture of travel in a different time…
North Lancashire
Cambridge County Geographies was a 75 volume series covering the counties of England, Scotland and Wales. Separate volumes were produced for…
Through Broadland in a Breydon Punt
Arthur Henry Patterson was a self-taught naturalist who, from a very early age, devoted much of his free time to observing, discovering and …
The National Geographic Magazine
The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the June Number. It includes the following articles:* The Seine, the Meuse, and th…
California
Henry Vizetelly, writing under the pseudonym J. Tyrwhitt Brooks, recalls an expedition to California he took between 1847-1848 . Originally,…
A Flying Trip Around the World
In November 1889, the New York World announced that it was sending its reporter Nellie Bly around the world, in a bid to beat Phileas Fogg's…
The Old Coast Road From Boston to Plymouth
A delightful trip from Boston through a dozen South Shore towns to Plymouth, stopping in each to explore a bit of the local history and 'mod…
The National Geographic Magazine
The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the August Number. It includes the following articles:* The Work of the National G…
October Vagabonds
Richard and his friend Colin must sadly return from their distant hermitage to New York City at summer's end. However, rather than take the …
Visits To The Dead In The Catacombs Of Rome
This essay of a cultured observer, for many years United States consul in Rome, appeared in Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 10, issue 59,…
Bonaparte in Egypt and the Egyptians of To-day
Knowing the Egyptian as I know him, I cannot but think that he is greatly misunderstood, even by those who are sincerely anxious to befriend…
Adlestrop
LibriVox volunteers bring you 7 recordings of Adlestrop by Edward Thomas. This was the Weekly Poetry project for September 20th, 2009.
Many Gods
This is a volume of poetry by Cale Young Rice. The poems in this volume reflect Rice's experiences while travelling across Asia, and many of…
Poems on Travel
This volume of poetry takes the reader, or rather the listener, along on a literary tour through Europe. R.M. Leonard has collected the fine…
Celebrated Women Travellers
The nineteenth century saw the expansion in popularity of travel among the wealthy. Add to this the independence more women were enjoying as…