Travel
Afloat on the Ohio
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Reuben Gold Thwaites
Afloat on the Ohio, An Historical Pilgrimage, of a Thousand Miles in a Skiff, From Redstone to Cairo.There were four of us pilgrims—my Wife,…
East by West, Vol. 2
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Sir Henry W. Lucy
East by West: a Journey in the Recess is an account of British journalist Henry Lucy's travels across America and on to the Far East in 1883…
The Andes and The Amazon
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James Orton
This book, with the subtitle "Across the Continent of South America" describes the scientific expedition of 1867 to the equatorial…
Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon
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Henry Fielding
Sailing voyage from England to Portugal in the mid Eighteenth Century, by one of the premier humorists, satirists, novelists and playwrights…
Anything Once
Read by Roger Melin
Isabel Ostrander
An unlikely pair of wanderers they were; the orphan girl Lou and her travelling partner Jim Botts. Jim appeared in need of following some ap…
On the Trail of Don Quixote, Being a Record of Rambles in the Ancient Province …
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August F. Jaccaci
On the Trail of Don Quixote is an engaging 1890’s “record of rambles in the Ancient Province of La Mancha” by two artist friends, French aut…
California
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J. Tyrwhitt Brooks and Henry Vizetelly
Henry Vizetelly, writing under the pseudonym J. Tyrwhitt Brooks, recalls an expedition to California he took between 1847-1848 . Originally,…
Europe Revised
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Irvin S. Cobb
Irwin Cobb's humorous Europe Revised is a travelogue and comedy almost in the style of Mark Twain. The dedication says it best, "To My …
A Narrative of the Expedition to Dongola and Sennaar
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George Bethune English
As a second lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps during the War of 1812 assigned to Marine Corps headquarters, English sailed to the…
Specimen Days
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Walt Whitman
Specimen Days is essentially the great American poet Walt Whitman's scrap book. It documents most of his life's adventures, especially his e…
Bonaparte in Egypt and the Egyptians of To-day
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Haji A. Browne
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…
A Little Swiss Sojourn
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William Dean Howells
A charming brief account of a two months' autumnal stay on the shores of the Lake of Geneva. Howells, who was there with his family travelin…
The Rome Express
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Arthur Griffiths
The passengers in the sleeping car of the Rome Express were just woken and informed that they will reach Paris soon, and a bustle ensues. On…
Chronicles of Canada Volume 19 - Pathfinders of the Great Plains
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Lawrence J. Burpee
This is volume 19 of The Chronicles of Canada series. This is the account of La Verendryes' quest for an overland route to the Pacific Ocean…
Collection: Tales of the Cities
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Various
This is a collection of city stories, fiction or non-fiction, in English and published before 1923. Contributions have been chosen by the re…
Eothen, or Impressions of Travel brought Home from the East
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Alexander William Kinglake
A classic of Victorian travel writing, Kinglake’s book describes his journey through the Ottoman empire to Cairo, and his residence there in…
A Narrative of the Expedition to Botany-Bay
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Watkin Tench
Watkin Tench was an officer of the British Marines in the First Fleet to settle NSW. This is an interesting and entertaining account of his …
Mari, Our Little Norwegian Cousin
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Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
"Long before Columbus discovered America, there were brave men in the north of Europe who dared to sail farther out upon the unknown wa…
Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe
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Charlotte Mary Yonge
Travel with Little Lucy around the globe and learn a little geography and small bits about other cultures.(Summary by Laura Caldwell)