Travel Writing

Among unknown Eskimo An account of twelve years intimate relations with the primitive Eskimo of ice-bound Baffin Land, with a description of their ways of living, hunting customs & beliefs

Julian W. Bilby

This work is a nineteenth‑century ethnographic account by Julian W.

Our search for a wilderness: An account of two ornithological expeditions to Venezuela and to British Guiana

Niles, Blair; Beebe, William

Our search for a wilderness is a first‑hand natural‑history narrative that chronicles two private expeditions…

Fratris Felicis Fabri Evagatorium in Terrae Sanctae, Arabiae et Egypti Peregrinationem. Volumen Tertium

Felix Fabri

Volumen tertium huius itinerarium peregrinorum Felix Fabri describit, quod incipit narratione de deserti fine…

Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume 2 (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs

Isabella L. Bird

The work is a travelogue that records Isabella L. Bird’s summer expedition through the upper Karun region and…

Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development

C. Reginald Enock

The work is a sweeping survey of Mexico that treats the nation as a single geographic and political entity,…

Rambles in Rome An Archæological and Historical Guide to the Museums, Galleries, Villas, Churches, and Antiquities of Rome and the Campagna

S. Russell Forbes

Rambles in Rome is a scholarly guide that combines the author’s expertise as an archaeological lecturer with…

Nigeria: Its peoples and its problems

E. D. Morel

E. D. Morel’s Nigeria, its peoples and its problems is a nonfiction study that blends travel narrative,…

The Bible in Spain, Vol. 1 [of 2] Or, the Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonments of an Englishman in an Attempt to Circulate the Scriptures in the Peninsula

George Borrow

The work is a first‑person travel narrative by George Borrow, an English missionary who spent five years in…

The journal of Montaigne's travels in Italy by way of Switzerland and Germany in 1580 and 1581, Volume 1 (of 3)

Michel de Montaigne

The work is a travel journal that records Michel de Montaigne’s journey through Switzerland, the Holy Roman…

The North Pole: Its Discovery in 1909 under the auspices of the Peary Arctic Club

Robert E. Peary

The book is a first‑hand account of Robert E. Peary’s 1909 expedition that achieved the long‑sought discovery…

To The Gold Coast for Gold: A Personal Narrative. Vol. I

Burton, Richard Francis, Sir; Cameron, Verney Lovett

The work is a first‑volume travelogue and mining report that blends personal observation with a broader…

The Lake Regions of Central Africa: A Picture of Exploration, Vol. 1

Sir Richard Francis Burton

The work is a first‑volume account of a mid‑nineteenth‑century expedition into the interior of Central…

Inca Land: Explorations in the Highlands of Peru

Hiram Bingham

The work is a first‑person account of Hiram Bingham’s series of scientific and exploratory trips through the…

New-England's rarities discovered: In birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, and plants of that country

Josselyn, John, active 1630-1675

The work is a nineteenth‑century re‑edition of John Josselyn’s seventeenth‑century natural history of New…

The Valleys of Tirol: Their traditions and customs and how to visit them

Rachel Harriette Busk

The book is a scholarly guide to the valleys of Tirol, written by Rachel Harriette Busk, whose aim is to…

Journal of a tour in Marocco and the Great Atlas

Hooker, Joseph Dalton; Ball, John

The work is a nineteenth‑century travel journal that records a scientific expedition to Morocco and the Great…

The Argentine Republic: Its Development and Progress

Pierre Denis

The work is a scholarly survey of Argentina’s geography, agriculture and economic development as seen through…

Tafilet: the narrative of a journey of exploration in the Atlas mountains and the oases of the north-west Sahara

Walter Harris

Walter Harris’s work is a travelogue that intertwines political observation with vivid description of…

A Walk from London to Fulham

Thomas Crofton Croker

The work is a nostalgic topographical memoir that records a once‑familiar route from central London to the…

Beasts, men and gods

Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski

The work is a sprawling travel memoir that doubles as a first‑hand chronicle of the chaos that followed the…

Mandalay to Momien A narrative of the two expeditions to western China of 1868 and 1875 under Colonel Edward B. Sladen and Colonel Horace Browne

John Anderson

John Anderson’s Mandalay to Momien is a detailed travel narrative that records two British‑led expeditions…

Travels with a donkey in the Cevennes

Robert Louis Stevenson

Robert Louis Stevenson’s little travelogue recounts a single, self‑conscious expedition across the Cévennes…

Seville: an historical and descriptive account of "the pearl of Andalusia"

Albert Frederick Calvert

Albert Frederick Calvert’s work is a richly illustrated guide that blends travel narrative, historical…

The Pacific Triangle

Sydney Greenbie

Sydney Greenbie’s The Pacific Triangle offers a sweeping travel narrative that intertwines personal…