Travel
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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)
Australian Miscellany
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Various
A collection in celebration of 2012 Year of Reading Australia. Readers chose fiction, non fiction and poetry - we only asked that the readin…
The Desert, Further Studies in Natural Appearances
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John Charles Van Dyke
The Desert by John Charles Van Dyke, published in 1901, is a lush, poetic description of the natural beauty of the American Southwest. "…
Letters from England, 1846-1849
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Elizabeth Davis Bancroft
Elizabeth Bancroft went to England with her husband, historian George Bancroft, for three of the most dynamic years in European history. As …
A Lady's Visit to the Gold Diggings of Australia in 1852-53
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Ellen Clacy
"If you have visions of a middle-aged parasol-bearing lady smiling sweetly from her carriage as she tours Bendigo think again. In 1852,…
Birdseye Views of Far Lands
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James T. Nichols
Birdseye Views of Far Lands is an interesting, wholesome presentation of something that a keen-eyed, alert traveler with the faculty of maki…
Peeps at Many Lands: Egypt
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R. Talbot Kelly
A short travelogue of Egypt, this book was written as part of an early 20th century series of travelogues on exotic destinations. (Summary b…
Lancashire
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Francis Archibald Bruton
The county of Lancashire in the north-west of England is best known as the engine room of the nineteenth-century Industrial Revolution. Stee…
History of New Brunswick
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Peter Fisher
Originally published in 1825 under the title: Sketches of New Brunswick : containing an account of the first settlement of the province, wit…
Old Hampshire Vignettes
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Mary Elizabeth Hawker
Lanoe Falconer is the pseudonym of the English writer, Marie Elizabeth Hawker (1848 - 1908). Her works, though few, were well received. She …
In Search Of #6
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Damon Timm
In Search of #6 is the story of the trials and trails of a man, a best friend, two bicycles, three states, four dispersed campsites, five ti…
Ten Days in the Light of Acca
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Julia M. Grundy
This work is the story of a pilgrimage made over a hundred years ago by a group of American pilgrims. They were not headed for Canterbury, R…
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car
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Thomas Dowler Murphy
In this chronicle of a summer's motoring in Britain I have not attempted a guide-book in any sense, yet the maps, together with the comments…