Travel
- Explorations in Nature and Travel
- Pioneering Journeys: Memoirs of Exploration
- Journeys Through History
- Epic Journeys of Exploration
- Philosophical Travelogues
Travels in New Zealand
“Let the reader imagine a deep lake of a blue colour, surrounded by verdant hills; in the lake several islets, some showing the bare rock, o…
First Successful Ascent of Mt. Rainier
Hazard Stevens and P.B. Van Trump, aided by the Indian guide Sluiskin, made the first documented successful ascent of Mt. Rainier on August …
Father Thames
Originally published in 1922, this work details the history and importance of one of Great Britain's grandest rivers, the River Thames. It i…
Cairo to Kisumu
Another chapter In Carpenter's continuing tour of the world, this time in Africa covering between Egypt and Kisumu (Kenya), with Interesting…
American Notes
In American Notes, Rudyard Kipling, the Nobel Prize-winning author of the Jungle Book, visits the USA. As the travel-diary of an Anglo-India…
Greatest Wonders of the World
A selection of descriptions of famous, and not so famous, natural beauty spots, as described by various travelers of the age. Travelers incl…
The Turkish Embassy Letters
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (née Pierrepont) was an English aristocrat and woman of letters. In 1716, she accompanied her husband to Vi…
Travels in the Central Parts of Indo-China
Details of an expedition across Southeast Asia. Includes discussions of peoples, customs journies, buildings and biological observations. - …
Rambles in New Zealand
John Carne Bidwill came out to Sydney in 1838 to represent his family's mercantile business. Finding that he had time on his hands he decide…
Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe
Join Little Lucy on an enchanting journey around the world in Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe. This delightful tale invites young listeners to…
Japan and Korea
Another fascinating volume in the author’s quest to travel the world. This time we are taken to Japan and Korea for an in-depth look at thei…
The Cruise of the Walrus on the Broads
"This is an account of my latest sailing adventures on board a clumsy small sea-boat, on the pleasant waterways of Broadland.I acquired…
My Life at Sea
The author began his life at sea in sailing-ships, in the age of the Black Ball liners, the Baltimore clipper-ships, and those perfect speci…
Three Men on the Bummel
Our Friends from Three Men in a Boat, to Say Nothing of the Dog, are back. In this funny sequel to Three Men in a Boat J., George, and Harri…
The American Far West
Charles Dickens started and edited a magazine called All The Year Round, a weekly collection of articles on a wide variety of topics. An an…
The National Geographic Magazine
National Geographic Magazine Volume 6, articles published from January, 1894, to May, 1895.* Geographic Progress of Civilization - Annual Ad…
The Andes and The Amazon
This book, with the subtitle "Across the Continent of South America" describes the scientific expedition of 1867 to the equatorial…
A History of the Comstock Silver Lode and Mines
This is a brief account of the Comstock Lode silver mines, and description of the geographic features of the state of Nevada including the r…
Southern Arabia
Southern Arabia recounts a threatening four-month journey into North Eastern Ethiopia by the Bents. These brave travelers were the first to …
Carpenter's Geographical Reader
In this book the children are taken by the author upon a personally conducted tour through the most characteristic parts of the South Americ…