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)…
A Waterbiography
Robert C. Leslie (1826-1901) was an artist and writer who, at an early age fell in love with the sea, the sea of Sail, not of Steam. He desc…
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…
The English Governess at the Siamese Court
1862 Anna Leonowens accepted an offer made by the Siamese consul in Singapore, Tan Kim Ching, to teach the wives and children of Mongkut, k…
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…
A Handy Guide for Beggars
"Being sundry explorations, made while afoot and penniless in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, New Jersey, and Pe…
The Future in America
A series of travel essays by one of the most well known antiquarian authors focused on America and its persistent social, economic and devel…
Adventurers of the Far North
This is volume 20 of The Chronicles of Canada series. This volume describes the explorers who braved the Canadian Arctic in search of the No…
Cape Coddities
A message from the past from a former Cape Cod resident who delves in all things that make Cape Cod special. From explaining the adventures …
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…
American Scenery
Although the focus of this book is the engravings depicting scenic sites of 19th century America, each is accompanied by a short description…
The National Geographic Magazine
The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the January Number. It includes the Introductory by the editor, John Hyde, and the…
Arizona Sketches
An introduction to Arizona from approximately a century ago. (Summary by BellonaTimes)
Travels by the Fireside
LibriVox volunteers bring you 22 recordings of Travels by the Fireside by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. This was the Fortnightly Poetry projec…
The National Geographic Magazine
The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the October Number.It includes the following articles:The Enchanted Mesa, by F. W.…
My Travels
This is not a family history. Family histories are invariably dull and of interest to only a few who have a belief in, and are proud of, th…
Bohemian San Francisco
While describing his dining experiences throughout "Bohemian San Francisco," Clarence Edwords paints an historic panorama of Calif…
Letters From America
"[Rupert Brooke] started in May 1913 on a journey to the United States, Canada, and the South Seas, from which he returned next year at…
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…
The National Geographic Magazine
The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the January Number. It includes the following articles: The Gold Coast, Ashanti, a…