Travel
- Explorations in Nature and Travel
- Pioneering Journeys: Memoirs of Exploration
- Journeys Through History
- Epic Journeys of Exploration
- Philosophical Travelogues
South-Sea Idyls
The American Charles Warren Stoddard (1843–1909) wrote quite popular travel books, especially those about Polynesia. South-Sea Idyls (1873)…
Birdseye Views of Far Lands
Birdseye Views of Far Lands is an interesting, wholesome presentation of something that a keen-eyed, alert traveler with the faculty of maki…
Mari, Our Little Norwegian Cousin
"Long before Columbus discovered America, there were brave men in the north of Europe who dared to sail farther out upon the unknown wa…
Foreign Lands
LibriVox volunteers bring you 23 recordings of Foreign Lands by Robert Louis Stevenson.This was the Weekly Poetry project for April 4, 2021.…
The National Geographic Magazine
The National Geographic Magazine Volume 4, articles published in 1892 and 1893.The Evolution of Commerce: Annual Address by the President, G…
Through East Anglia In A Motor Car
The beginning of the last century saw an increasing popularity of the motor car as a viable method of transport for a significant number of …
The Mentor
The Mentor Association was established to increase interest and knowledge among the public in the areas of art, literature, science, nature,…
The National Geographic Magazine
The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the April Number. It includes the following articles:* Serilan, by W J McGee and W…
The National Geographic Magazine
The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, Vol VIII, the December Number.It includes the following articles:A Special Announc…
A Journey to the Western Isles of Scotland
Samuel Johnson’s wit and tongue-in-cheek expressions make this record of the economy, education and politicks [sic] of remote settlements an…
Young Americans Abroad
It’s 1851 and the Crystal Palace Exhibition is on in England. English American the Reverend Dr. Choules leaves Newport, Rhode Island with th…
Vignettes of San Francisco
A collection of observations and stories about San Franciscan life - the people, the buildings, the parks, the food, the street-cars, the ba…
The National Geographic Magazine
The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the September Number.It includes the following articles:Modification of the Great …
The National Geographic Magazine
The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the February Number. It includes the following articles:* Venezuela: Her Governmen…
The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk
The Broads are Britain's largest protected wetland and are home to a wealth of wildlife, especially fish and birdlife. They comprise a netwo…
Things Seen in Florence
One of the largest and wealthiest cities of medieval Europe, the home of Dante and Giotto has long been a magnet for lovers of art, architec…
A Guide to the Lakes
In the late eighteenth century, English writers discovered the landscape, not only in the paintings of Claude Lorrain, Nicolas Poussin and S…
Four Months in a Sneak-Box
The kind reception by the American press of the author's first journey to the great southern sea, and its republication in Great Britain and…
The National Geographic Magazine
The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the June Number.It includes the following articles:The Effects of Geographic Envir…
A Narrative of the Expedition to Dongola and Sennaar
As a second lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps during the War of 1812 assigned to Marine Corps headquarters, English sailed to the…