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By: G. K. Chesterton | |
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What I Saw in America
“Let me begin my American impressions with two impressions I had before I went to America. One was an incident and the other an idea; and when taken together they illustrate the attitude I mean. The first principle is that nobody should be ashamed of thinking a thing funny because it is foreign; the second is that he should be ashamed of thinking it wrong because it is funny.” (Gilbert Keith Chesterton) |
By: G. Lowes (Goldsworthy Lowes) Dickinson (1862-1932) | |
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Appearances Being Notes of Travel |
By: G. R. (George Robert) Gleig (1796-1888) | |
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Germany, Bohemia, and Hungary, Visited in 1837. Vol. II | |
By: G. Whitfield Ray | |
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Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America |
By: Gail Hamilton (1833-1896) | |
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Gala-days |
By: Garrett P. Serviss (1851-1929) | |
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Edison's Conquest of Mars
Edison’s Conquest of Mars, by Garrett P. Serviss, is one of the many science fiction novels published in the nineteenth century. Although science fiction was not at the time thought of as a distinct literary genre, it was a very popular literary form, with almost every fiction magazine regularly publishing science fiction stories and novels. “Edison’s Conquest of Mars” was published in 1898 as an unauthorized sequel to H. G. Wells’s The War of the Worlds, but did not achieve the fame of its predecessor. The book was endorsed by Thomas Edison, the hero of the book — though not by Wells. |
By: Garrett Putman Serviss (1851-1929) | |
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Edison's Conquest of Mars |
By: George A. Miller (1868-1961) | |
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Prowling About Panama
In 1903, Panama became a brand new state in Central America by seceding from Colombia in order to facilitate the construction of the Panama Canal, which was finished in 1914. This fledgling nation was home to the oldest inhabited European settlement on the American continent, a rich indigenous culture, and a splendid natural beauty from coast to jungle. Such was the scene as found by George A. Miller as he was "Prowling about Panama" in 1919, an activity that is more a "getting lost in the right way" than systematic exploration. Follow the author on his prowls through an amazing country that at the time of writing was an exciting mixture of tradition and modernity. . |
By: George Alfred Henty (1832-1902) | |
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On the Irrawaddy, A Story of the First Burmese War(1897)
With the exception of the terrible retreat from Afghanistan, none of England's many little wars have been so fatal--in proportion to the number of those engaged--as our first expedition to Burma. It was undertaken without any due comprehension of the difficulties to be encountered, from the effects of climate and the deficiency of transport; the power, and still more the obstinacy and arrogance of the court of Ava were altogether underrated; and it was considered that our possession of her ports would assuredly bring the enemy, who had wantonly forced the struggle upon us, to submission... |
By: George Alfred Townsend (1841-1914) | |
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Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War |
By: George Bethune English (1787-1828) | |
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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 Mediterranean, and was among the first citizens of the United States known to have visited Egypt. Shortly after arriving in Egypt he resigned his commission, converted to Islam and joined Isma'il Pasha in an expedition up the Nile River against Sennar in 1820, winning distinction as an officer of artillery. He published his Narrative of the Expedition to Dongola and Sennaar (London 1822) regarding his exploits. (Introduction adapted by obform from Wikipedia) |
By: George Borrow (1803-1881) | |
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Wild Wales
Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery is a travel book by the English Victorian gentleman writer George Borrow (1803–1881), first published in 1862 and now a classic travel text on Wales and the Welsh. The book recounts Borrow's experiences, insights and personal encounters whilst touring Wales alone on foot after a family holiday in Llangollen in 1854. Although contemporary critics dismissed its whimsical tone, it quickly became popular with readers as a travel book and more importantly as a very lively account of the literary, social and geographical history of Wales... |
By: George Brannon | |
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Brannon's Picture of The Isle of WightThe Expeditious Traveller's Index to Its Prominent Beauties |
By: George Broke (1861-1932) | |
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With Sack and Stock in Alaska
In 1888, George Broke with Harold Topham and William Williams, made the first exploration of the Alaskan Mt. St. Elias range, including the crossing of the great Malaspina Glacier and an attempt on the S.E. face of Mt. St. Elias itself. The journey is described in the interesting work With Sack and Stock in Alaska, vividly detailing the country visited and the characters met along the way. - Summary by Fritz |
By: George Cary Eggleston (1839-1911) | |
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The Big Brother A Story of Indian War |
By: George Christopher Davies (1849-1922) | |
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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 network of mostly navigable rivers and lakes in the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. The lakes (or broads) were originally formed by the gradual natural flooding of medieval peat excavations and cover an area of some 303 square kilometres (117 sq mi). The rivers and broads subsequently evolved to become a system of water-highways linking the City of Norwich and other inland towns such as, Beccles, Belaugh and Barton with the sea-ports of Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft... |
By: George Dunderdale (1822-1903) | |
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The Book of the Bush
While the world was young, nations could be founded peaceably. There was plenty of unoccupied country, and when two neighbouring patriarchs found their flocks were becoming too numerous for the pasture, one said to the other: "Let there be no quarrel, I pray, between thee and me; the whole earth is between us, and the land is watered as the garden of Paradise. If thou wilt go to the east, I will go to the west; or if thou wilt go to the west, I will go to the east." So they parted in peace.(excerpt from book) |
By: George Ernest Morrison (1862-1920) | |
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An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma |
By: George Gilbert (1874-1943) | |
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Cathedral Cities of England |
By: George Gissing (1857-1903) | |
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By the Ionian Sea Notes of a Ramble in Southern Italy |
By: George H. Devol (1829-1903) | |
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Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi |
By: George H. Smith (1922-1996) | |
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Benefactor |
By: George Hamilton | |
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Voyage Round the World in His Majesty's Frigate Pandora
George Hamilton was the surgeon assigned to the frigate Pandora. The British Admiralty ordered the ship to the Pacific to arrest the Bounty mutineers and bring them back to England for trial. The commander, Captain Edward Edwards, also was ordered to chart the passage between Australia and New Guinea. While Edwards managed to arrest the mutineers still on Tahiti, he sank the Pandora on a reef near Australia. Hamilton tells this story and also the story of the crew’s fate after the Pandora sank. |
By: George Hamlin Fitch (1852-1925) | |
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The Critic in the Orient |
By: George Kennan (1845-1924) | |
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Tent Life in Siberia |
By: George Macmillan (1855-1936) | |
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Ride Across the Peloponnese
In the spring of 1877, a young Oscar Wilde visited Greece with his classics professor, J. P. Mahaffy, and two friends. One of these friends, George Macmillan, wrote a brief account of the party's ride across the Peloponnese. The account, without mentioning Wilde by name, records the travelers' first impressions of the newly excavated sites of ancient Olympia, Argos, and Mycenae. It also includes colorful descriptions of the Arcadian mountains and flora, and of Greek customs and dress. This recording was made in the spring of 2019 at the sites visited by Wilde and Macmillan... |
By: George Manington | |
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Soldier Of The Legion; An Englishman's Adventures Under The French Flag in Algeria And Tonquin An educated gentleman, Mr Manington has given an insight into the unusual experiences of an Englishman in the French Foreign Legion, such as no ordinary "mercenary" could have done. Most of the narrative deals with Tonquin, and the fighting there against the rebels in their forest fastnesses. Incidentally, in giving an account of his friendship for the native sergeant, Doy-Tho, the author has been able to impart to the pages of the book an Oriental atmosphere that we think will prove attractive to the reader. - Summary by Editors' Note |
By: George Manville Fenn (1831-1909) | |
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Bunyip Land
Joe Carstairs is a boy on a farm in Australia. His father is a keen naturalist who, some years before had set off for New Guinea in search of specimens, and never been heard of again. Joe is old enough to mount a search expedition, and takes with him a local doctor and an aboriginal worker on his farm. They find themselves joined by a stowaway, Jimmy, whose father is a squatter (farmer) nearby, together with his dog, Gyp.This team sets off, arrive in New Guinea, hire some more porters, and travel guided by some sixth sense straight to where Mr... | |
Yussuf the Guide The Mountain Bandits; Strange Adventure in Asia Minor | |
The Adventures of Don Lavington Nolens Volens | |
Dead Man's Land Being the Voyage to Zimbambangwe of certain and uncertain blacks and whites | |
Nic Revel A White Slave's Adventures in Alligator Land | |
Cutlass and Cudgel
Based around the crew of cutter HMS White Hawk, this is a tale of smuggling in the early 19th century off the coast of Wessex. The midshipman of the cutter is taken hostage by the smugglers and is befriended by a farm-boy, son of one of the smugglers. His friendship is rudely rebuffed, the midshipman eventually escapes and the farm-boy gets his long-held dream of becoming a seaman on an Excise vessel. | |
The Ocean Cat's Paw The Story of a Strange Cruise | |
Nat the Naturalist A Boy's Adventures in the Eastern Seas | |
Crown and Sceptre A West Country Story | |
The Crystal Hunters A Boy's Adventures in the Higher Alps | |
In the King's Name The Cruise of the "Kestrel" | |
First in the Field A Story of New South Wales | |
Jack at Sea All Work and no Play made him a Dull Boy | |
Syd Belton The Boy who would not go to Sea | |
The Rajah of Dah | |
Mass' George A Boy's Adventures in the Old Savannah |
By: George W. Carleton (1832-1901) | |
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Our Artist in Cuba, Peru, Spain and Algiers Leaves from The Sketch-Book of a Traveller, 1864-1868 |
By: George W. Peck (1840-1916) | |
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Peck's Bad Boy Abroad Being a Humorous Description of the Bad Boy and His Dad in Their Journeys Through Foreign Lands - 1904 |
By: George W. T. (George William Thomson) Omond (1846-1929) | |
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Peeps At Many Lands: Belgium | |
Bruges and West Flanders |
By: George Walter Thornbury (1828-1876) | |
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Haunted London
London: one of the oldest and most populous cities in the world. Surely it holds a few secrets within its ancient walls and the stories of ghostly presences abound. |
By: George Warburton (1816-1857) | |
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The Conquest of Canada, Vol. 1 |
By: George Washington Greene (1811-1883) | |
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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, April, 1855, pp 577 - 600. |
By: George Wharton Edwards (1859-1950) | |
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Vanished towers and chimes of Flanders |
By: George Wharton James (1858-1923) | |
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The Grand Canyon of Arizona; how to see it |
By: Gerald Prance | |
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The Land of the Black Mountain The Adventures of Two Englishmen in Montenegro |
By: Geraldine Edith Mitton (1868-1955) | |
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Bachelor Girl in Burma
Miss Mitton was an unusual English woman of her time. As a published author, this unmarried woman in her early 30s recorded her visit to Burma at the turn of the 20th century. Her language is picturesque, and her attitude toward the natives of this country is typical of her era. Burma of the early 1900s was, and still is, a little known and underappreciated destination for those who love to wander the world. Anyone interested in Edwardian travel, attitudes, and women's issues during the Edwardian colonial period will enjoy this travelogue. |
By: Gertrude Bell (1868-1926) | |
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Syria: the Desert and the Sown
Gertrude Bell's Syria: The Desert and the Sown describes her travels in the Levant during the first years of the 20th century. In this vivid and painstakingly documented narrative, Bell recounts her visits to Damascus, Jerusalem, Beirut, Antioch and Alexandretta, as well as the time she spent in the deserts of the region. Fluent in Arabic and several other languages, Bell brings to her account a level of insight beyond the reach of an average travel writer. She would later go on to play a highly influential role in the politics of the Middle East, drawing on the knowledge and personal connections she built up during these and other travels... |
By: Gilbert White (1720-1793) | |
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The Natural History of Selborne
The Reverend Gilbert White was the curate of the village of Selborne, a village in Hampshire, from 1784 to his death in 1793, living most of his life in the village. The book is in the form of a collection of letters to two friends, discussing the natural history of the areas that he knew, and natural history in general. White’s intense curiosity and his love for the world about him flow through his simple, straightforward style, and a gentle sense of humour colours many of his anecdotes. | |
The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 1 | |
The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 2 |
By: Giovanni Battista Cerruti (1850-1914) | |
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My Friends the Savages Notes and Observations of a Perak settler (Malay Peninsula) |
By: Giovanni Verga (1840-1922) | |
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House by the Medlar Tree
In a nineteenth century Sicilian fishing village, the Malavoglia family gambles everything on being able to profit from a cargo of lupin nuts. The cargo is lost at sea and a succession of misfortunes and tragedies assails the family. A masterpiece of social commentary hailed within Italy but neglected by the wider world, The House by the Medlar Tree ranks alongside the works of Zola, Dickens or Balzac among the great books of European literature. The book is the inspiration behind the 1948 film 'La Terra Trema' , one of the earliest works of the great Italian director Luchino Visconti. - Summary by Tom Denholm |
By: Giraldus Cambrensis (1146-1223) | |
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The Description of Wales | |
The itinerary of Archbishop Baldwin through Wales |
By: Gordon Cochrane Home (1878-1969) | |
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Yorkshire | |
Normandy, Illustrated | |
Yorkshire—Coast and Moorland Scenes | |
Beautiful Britain—Cambridge |
By: Gottfried Achenwall (1719-1772) | |
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Achenwall's Observations on North America |
By: Grace Dunlop Peter | |
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A Portrait of Old George Town |
By: Grant Allen (1848-1899) | |
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The British Barbarians
After Civil Servant Philip Christy crosses paths with the mysterious Bertram Ingledew in the respectable suburb of Brackenhurst, Philip and his sister Frida, married to the wealthy Scot Robert Monteith, become friends with the stranger. Bertram has some unconventional concepts about society, and as the story unfolds, his beliefs and actions cause much disruption in the family and the neighbourhood.Who is Bertram? Where does he come from? Allen explores some interesting ideas about society, some of which are curiously relevant today... |
By: H. Beam Piper (1904-1964) | |
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Flight From Tomorrow |
By: H. G. Wells | |
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The Sleeper Awakes
Originally serialized from 1898 to 1903, Wells later made some crucial changes to the piece to create a flawless dystopian science fiction novel published in 1910 and renamed The Sleeper Awakes. The novel focuses on an Englishman, who falls in a deep sleep lasting two centuries, and sees him wake up in an unrecognizable setting and extremely wealthy. An enthralling tale of dystopian society depicted through a colorful imagination, The Sleeper Awakes concentrates on topics including dystopia, political power, religion, plutocracy, and individual and social awakening... | |
When the Sleeper Wakes |
By: H. M. (Henry Major) Tomlinson (1873-1958) | |
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Old Junk |
By: H. Rider Haggard (1856-1925) | |
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The Brethren
Set in the days of the Crusaders, this books tells of a young maiden named Rosamund, and her twin cousins. Godwin is the grey eyed thoughtful man, and Wulf is the blue eyed warrior. They are both knights of England and they are both in love with their fair cousin. But the riddle of the story is which does Rosamund love?The adventure begins when Rosamund is taken from England and carried to the East. The plot thickens as the two young knights follow her in hopes of rescuing her from the Muslim leader, Saladin... |
By: H. Wilfrid Walker | |
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Wanderings among South Sea Savages and in Borneo and the Philippines |
By: Haji A. Browne | |
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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 him. His faults and his failings are to be found at large in almost any of the scores of books that have of late years been written about him and his country; but, though not a few have given him credit for some of his more salient good points, yet none that I have seen have shown any just appreciation of him as he really is. (From the Preface) |
By: Harold Steele MacKaye (1866-1928) | |
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The Panchronicon |
By: Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) | |
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Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands, Volume 2 |
By: Harry A. Franck (1881-1962) | |
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Vagabonding Down The Andes
Sometime in the latter half of 1911, Harry A. Franck jumped out of a box-car and crossed the Rio Grande, from Laredo. Thus began a journey, often afoot, that Harry estimated would take him 8 months. It ended up occupying four years of his life. The first leg of his Latin American epic is recorded in "Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras; Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond" . He then headed south to the Canal Zone, Teddy Roosevelt's grand experiment in socialism, and applied within the Zone police force for a position as a census taker ... |
By: Harry Alverson Franck (1881-1962) | |
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Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras — Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond |
By: Harry Collingwood (1851-1922) | |
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The Pirate Slaver A Story of the West African Coast | |
The Log of a Privateersman |
By: Harry De Windt (1856-1933) | |
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From Paris to New York by Land | |
On the Equator |
By: Harry La Tourette Foster (1894-1932) | |
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Gringo In Mañana-Land
Foster was a World War I veteran, world wanderer, journalist, embassy attaché, stoker on ships, miner, stowaway, bandit’s prisoner in Mexico, who wrote of Latin America and the Orient. He died an early death of pneumonia at his mother’s house in New York state. This 1924 book is a prime example of his witty travel writing and close observation. The New York Times reported that in 1919 he started travelling and for some ten years he seldom remained in one place. |
By: Helen S. Wright | |
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Great White North
Sketches of those who braved the 'Great White North' in exploration and adventure. - Summary by KevinS |
By: Helena P. Blavatsky (1831-1891) | |
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From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan |
By: Henriette McDougall (1817-1886) | |
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Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak |
By: Henry Blackburn (1830-1897) | |
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Normandy Picturesque |
By: Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) | |
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A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers |
By: Henry Festing Jones (1851-1928) | |
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Diversions in Sicily
Samuel Butler's biographer dedicates his urbane account of the culture and entertainments of rural Sicily to the unborn son of his guide to them. | |
Castellinaria and Other Sicilian Diversions |
By: Henry Fielding (1707-1754) | |
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Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon
Sailing voyage from England to Portugal in the mid Eighteenth Century, by one of the premier humorists, satirists, novelists and playwrights of his age. It was to be his last work, as his failing health proved unable to persevere much longer after the voyage. |
By: Henry Frith (1840-) | |
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Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold |
By: Henry G. Nicholls (1825-1867) | |
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The Forest of Dean An Historical and Descriptive Account |
By: Henry J. (Henry John) Coke (1827-1916) | |
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Tracks of a Rolling Stone |
By: Henry James (1843-1916) | |
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The Europeans
The Europeans: A sketch is a short novel by Henry James, published in 1878. It is essentially a comedy contrasting the behaviour and attitudes of two visitors from Europe with those of their relatives living in the ‘new’ world of New England. The novel first appeared as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly for July-October, 1878. James made numerous minor revisions for the first book publication. |