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By: Florence Kimball Russel | |
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A Woman's Journey through the Philippines On a Cable Ship that Linked Together the Strange Lands Seen En Route |
By: Ford Madox Ford (1873-1939) | |
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Desirable Alien at Home in Germany
A travel journal of a year the author spent in Germany. With a preface and two additional chapters by her partner, the novelist Ford Madox Ford . - Summary by barbara2 |
By: Frances Calderón de la Barca (1804-1882) | |
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Life in Mexico
FRANCES CALDERON DE LA BARCA, born in Edinburgh, 1804, the daughter of William Inglis. After her father’s death she settled in America, where she married the Spanish diplomat, Don Angel Calderon de la Barca. She accompanied him on his various appointments to Mexico, Washington, and finally to Madrid, where she was created Marquesa de Calderon de la Barca by Alfonso XII and died in 1882. The present work is the result of observations made during a two years’ residence in Mexico, by a lady, whose position there made her intimately acquainted with its society, and opened to her the best sources of information in regard to whatever could interest an enlightened foreigner... | |
By: Frances M. A. Roe | |
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Army Letters from an Officer's Wife, 1871-1888
"There appeared from the bushes in front of me, and right in the path, two immense gray wolves . . . Rollo saw them and stopped instantly, giving deep sighs, preparing to snort, I knew . . . To give myself courage, I talked to the horse, slowly turning him around . . . when out of the bushes in front of us, there came a third wolf! The situation was not pleasant and without stopping to think, I said ‘Rollo, we must run him down - now do your best’ and taking a firm hold of the bridle, and bracing myself in the saddle, I struck the horse with my whip and gave an awful scream... |
By: Frances Trollope (1779-1863) | |
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Domestic Manners of the Americans
Next to de Alexis de Tocquville's almost contemporary Democracy in America, Frances Trollope's work may be the most famous (or at least notorious) dissection of manners and morals of the United States. The work was a sensation on both sides of the Atlantic, and particularly in America, where Trollope was reviled as representing the worst of old world prejudices the new republic (though the criticism did nothing to hurt sales).Accompanied by a son and two daughters, Trollope lived in the United States... |
By: Francis Archibald Bruton (1869-1929) | |
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Lancashire
The county of Lancashire in the north-west of England is best known as the engine room of the nineteenth-century Industrial Revolution. Steering clear of the industrial districts, F. A. Bruton takes the reader on an engaging tour of the county's beauty spots and lesser known landscapes. Taking the view that the charm of a district is nothing without its historical associations, Bruton packs his account with historical detail and literary references to, among others, Leland, Wordsworth, Ruskin, Arnold, and Mrs. Carlyle. (Introduction by Phil Benson) |
By: Francis Edward Younghusband (1863-1942) | |
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The Heart of Nature or, The Quest for Natural Beauty |
By: Francis Hamilton (1762-1829) | |
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An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal And of the Territories Annexed to this Dominion by the House of Gorkha |
By: Francis Hervé | |
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How to Enjoy Paris in 1842 Intended to Serve as a Companion and Monitor, Containing Historical, Political, Commercial, Artistical, Theatrical And Statistical Information |
By: Francis Hopkinson Smith (1838-1915) | |
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The Parthenon By Way Of Papendrecht | |
Forty Minutes Late 1909 |
By: Francis McClintock (1819-1907) | |
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In the Arctic Seas
In 1857, Lady Jane Franklin, the wife of Sir John Franklin, who went missing with his entire crew during his 1845 expedition to discover the Northwest Passage, commissioned Captain Francis McClintock to investigate what had happened to the expedition, and purchased for him the small steam yacht known as the 'Fox'. This is McClintock's own account of the two year voyage of the 'Fox'. Following an initially unsuccessful attempt to cross the Davis Strait, the 'Fox' was forced to spend the first winter trapped in the sea-ice off the coast of Greenland... |
By: Francis Parkman, Jr. | |
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The Oregon Trail
The book is a breezy, first-person account of a 2 month summer tour of the U.S. states of Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, and Kansas when Parkman was 23. Proofed and produced by Karen Merline. |
By: Francis Pretty | |
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Sir Francis Drake's Famous Voyage Round the World |
By: Frank Belknap Long (1903-1994) | |
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The Man from Time |
By: Frank Fox (1874-1960) | |
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Bulgaria | |
Peeps At Many Lands: Australia |
By: Frank G. Carpenter (1855-1924) | |
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China
Another fascinating in-depth look at the largest country in the world. Its cities, peoples, culture and industry. | |
Alps, the Danube and the Near East
Journeying through many countries including Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Switzerland and Greece, the author gives an in-depth account of many aspects of the culture of the times and the people of the regions. | |
Canada and Newfoundland
Another entry in Carpenter's series of World Travels focusing on Canada and Newfoundland. | |
Carpenter's Geographical Reader: North America
The purpose of this book is to give to its readers a living knowledge of some of the wonders of the country and continent in which they live. Upon a personally conducted tour they are taken by the author through the most characteristic parts of the North American continent. They travel through the United States, British America, Mexico, and Central America, studying the most interesting features of life and work among the people of each country, learning how they are governed, and what they do in order to live. Much information is also given concerning the natural resources and the physical features of the countries visited. | |
Carpenter's Geographical Reader: South America
In this book the children are taken by the author upon a personally conducted tour through the most characteristic parts of the South American continent. The book will, it is believed, aid in putting flesh and blood on the bones of the geographies, and will give a living interest to geographical study. | |
Carpenter's Geographical Reader: Europe
The book tries to give its young readers a living knowledge of Europe. The author conducts tours through various parts of Europe giving a glimpse of the people and their lives and livelihoods. He includes as well information on the natural resources and physical geography of those many countries. Summary by BettyB and preface. | |
From Bangkok to Bombay (Siam, French Indo-China, Burma and Hindustan)
Another entry in Carpenter's geographical reader series with information on the peoples, cultures, and everyday life of this Asian area. - Summary by BettyB | |
Carpenter's Geographical Reader: Africa
Fascinating book for all ages telling of travels through Africa over 100 years ago. Covering the continent by steamer and train and other more primitive means of transport, the reader will enjoy learning of African life long before knowledge of this continent was available to most people throughout the world. Summary by BettyB.Note: This text was published more than 100 years ago in 1905.The listener should be aware that the descriptions of the native peoples, their dress and home life reflected the perceptions and thinking of the early 20th century which some listeners may find offensive. | |
Carpenter's World Travels: Australia, New Zealand and Some Other Islands of the South Seas
Travel stories of the land "Down Under" from 100 years ago. Native life and scenery and commerce of islands such as Tonga and Fiji as well as the bustling city of Sydney. Summary by BettyB | |
Carpenter's World Travels: From Tangier to Tripoli
Author's account of travels through Algeria, Tunisia, Tripoli and the Sahara Desert with stories about the people, climate, industry and culture. Summary by BettyB. | |
Carpenter's World Travels: Alaska Our Northern Wonderland
Early twentieth century travel book about Alaska with stories of major cities, Indian tribes, customs and geography of what would become our 49th state. - Summary by BettyB. | |
Around the World with the Children
An introduction to world geography for young and old alike. Topics such as China, Japan, the American Indian, Europe and the oceans on a beginning level. Summary by BettyB | |
Carpenter's World Travels: France to Scandinavia
A travelogue through the countries of France, Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Norway and Sweden for young and old alike. Interesting big cities and lesser known areas that provide a glimpse of Europe nearly 100 years ago. Summary by BettyB |
By: Frank Marryat (1826-1855) | |
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Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery |
By: Frank Richard Stockton (1834-1902) | |
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A Jolly Fellowship | |
Round-about Rambles
ROUND-ABOUT RAMBLES, In Lands of FACT AND FANCYBY FRANK R STOCKTONPREFACECome along, boys and girls! We are off on our rambles. But please do not ask me where we are going. It would delay us very much if I should postpone our start until I had drawn you a map of the route, with all the stopping-places set down. We have far to go, and a great many things to see, and it may be that some of you will be very tired before we get through. If so, I shall be sorry; but it will be a comfort to think that none of us need go any farther than we choose... |
By: Frank Thomas Bullen (1857-1915) | |
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Idylls Of The Sea And Other Marine Sketches
In these little sketches [1899] of a few out of the innumerable multitude of ways in which the sea has spoken to me during my long acquaintance with it, I have tried with ’prentice hand to reproduce for shore-dwellers some of the things it has told me. His whales and sharks and other monsters of the deep are creatures with whom one is proud to be associated. These Idylls—little pictures—strike me as some of the most vivid things ever written about the sea. I take it that only a man who has used the sea as a common sailor, and before the mast, really knows it in all its humours,… It is not conventionally that I have called Mr... |
By: Frederic Courtland Penfield (1855-1922) | |
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East of Suez Ceylon, India, China and Japan |
By: Frederic S. (Frederic Swartwout) Cozzens (1818-1869) | |
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Acadia or, A Month with the Blue Noses |
By: Frederick A. Ober (1849-1913) | |
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Francisco Pizarro and the Conquest of Peru
Francisco Pizarro (1471 - 1541) was born into poverty, the illegitimate son of a Spanish soldier. After a brief career as a swineherd, he volunteered to join an expedition to the colony of Darien in Panama. He rose through the ranks to become right hand man of the governor. After hearing rumours of a rich country of gold to the south, he received permission from the king of Spain to lead an expedition to explore and attempt to conquer the Peruvian empire. This biography describes how, with an army of only 168 men, he was able to subjugate an entire nation. |
By: Frederick Douglas How (1853-) | |
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Oxford |
By: Frederick John Lazell (1870-1940) | |
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Some Summer Days in Iowa |
By: Frederick O'Brien (1869-1932) | |
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Mystic Isles of the South Seas. |
By: Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh (1853-1935) | |
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The Romance of the Colorado River |
By: Frederick Schwatka (1849-1892) | |
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In the Land of Cave and Cliff Dwellers
An adventurer and explorer of no mean repute, Lieutenant Frederick Schwatka leads an expedition by mule train into the forbidding Sierra Madre mountains of Mexico to one of the richest silver mining regions in the world. He offers lively descriptions of the the unfamiliar flora and fauna of this often desolate region, of the cliff and cave dwellings inhabited and abandoned, and of the social customs of the various peoples he meets. He marvels at the unmatched running prowess of the Rarámuri Indians of the Barranca del Cobre--the famous Copper Canyon of Chihuahua State. He writes always with humor that keeps the narrative light and the reader smiling. |
By: Frederick Starr (1858-1933) | |
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In Indian Mexico (1908) |
By: Frederick Young (1817-1913) | |
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A Winter Tour in South Africa |
By: Frederik Pohl (1919-) | |
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The Day of the Boomer Dukes |
By: Fritz Leiber (1910-1992) | |
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The Big Time
A classic locked room mystery, in a not-so-classic setting. (Intro by Karen Savage) |
By: G. F. Davidson | |
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Trade and Travel in the Far East or Recollections of twenty-one years passed in Java, Singapore, Australia and China. |