Travel Fiction
Dash for Khartoum
When a nursemaid mixes up her baby boy and the baby of the family she works for, the family decides to keep both. Years later, the nursemaid…
Shawl-Straps
Unlike the other volumes in this series, which are books of childrens' stories, Shawl-Straps is a novel. It is the story of Amanda, Matilda,…
Three Men in a Boat
A humorous account by English writer Jerome K. Jerome of a boating holiday on the Thames between Kingston and Oxford. The three men are base…
Around the World in Eighty Days
In London, 1872, a rich English gentlemen named Mr. Phileas Fogg argues with the members in the Reform Club, and takes on a journey around t…
Murray's Adirondack Tales
Two delightful tales surrounding the adventures of John Norton, the Trapper. He gives us a good glimpse into life in the deep woods, and how…
Pomona's Travels
Pomona and Jone of Rudder Grange fame travel to England and Scotland. Along the way, Pomona tangles with wild pigs, haymaking, hotels great …
Over the Ocean to Paris
Ted Scott is a young man who seems born to be an aviator. He comes from an humble background, fostered by an elderly couple who know little …
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 attitud…
A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy
After the bizarre textual antics of "Tristram Shandy", this book would seem to require a literary health warning. Sure enough, it …
The Golden Silence
Trying to get away from an engagement he had got himself into more or less against his will, Stephen Knight travels to Algiers to visit his …
The Princess Passes
An American heiress nicknamed the Manitou Princess (after her daddy's richest silver mine) is devastated to find that her fiancé only…
The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.
Apart from "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" - the pieces which made both Irving and The Sketch Book fa…
The Pirate City
The Pirate City follows the three members of the Rimini family on their adventure to the African city of Algier, Algeria. The story begins i…
A Summer in a Canyon
A group of friends spend a summer camping in a canyon in Southern California. Fun camp adventures, breath-taking scenery, and a little state…
A Soldier Of The Legion
An educated gentleman, Mr Manington has given an insight into the unusual experiences of an Englishman in the French Foreign Legion, such as…
The Boy Travellers in Mexico
An engaging travelogue published in 1890, written conversationally among two youths and their guide and mentor. From the preface: "a bo…
The Gate of the Giant Scissors
This is the story of Joyce, an American girl who has been sent abroad to France to study, and of her adventures in France, - the wonderful h…
Penelope's English Experiences
Penelope's English Experiences is a fictional travelogue, which documents the experiences of three American ladies on a visit to England. In…
The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen
Elizabeth von Arnim, author of Vera and The Enchanted April, takes us on a novelized journey through the German island and vacation getaway …
The Automobile Girls at Newport
Published in 1910, the young sisters, Barbara and Mollie Thurston, are being invited by their skilled friend, Ruth Stuart, to go on a real-l…