Travel & Geography
My Trip Abroad
Read by Chuck Williamson
Charlie Chaplin
"A steak and kidney pie, influenza and a cablegram. There is the triple alliance that is responsible for the whole thing."So begin…
A Shepherd's Life; Impressions Of The South Wiltshire Downs
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William Henry Hudson
Hudson wrote this classic work in 1910; it is admiringly mentioned by many other writers. It focuses on the memories of a head shepherd, Ca…
À travers les régions de France
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Georges François Renard
Partant de la Provence, Georges Renard prend le lecteur en route à travers toutes les régions de la France. Ces 23 vignettes h…
From North Carolina to Southern California Without a Ticket and How I Did It
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John Peele
"... I have decided to write an account of a few of the many adventures and dangers that befell me while making my way, practically wit…
The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 01 No. 4
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National Geographic Society
National Geographic Magazine Volume 1 Number 4 published in 1889. Topics of articles are:Irrigation in CaliforniaRound about AshevilleA Trip…
On the Trail of Don Quixote, Being a Record of Rambles in the Ancient Province …
Read by Sue Anderson
August F. Jaccaci
On the Trail of Don Quixote is an engaging 1890’s “record of rambles in the Ancient Province of La Mancha” by two artist friends, French aut…
California
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J. Tyrwhitt Brooks and Henry Vizetelly
Henry Vizetelly, writing under the pseudonym J. Tyrwhitt Brooks, recalls an expedition to California he took between 1847-1848 . Originally,…
A Narrative of the Expedition to Dongola and Sennaar
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George Bethune English
As a second lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps during the War of 1812 assigned to Marine Corps headquarters, English sailed to the…
Europe Revised
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Irvin S. Cobb
Irwin Cobb's humorous Europe Revised is a travelogue and comedy almost in the style of Mark Twain. The dedication says it best, "To My …
Specimen Days
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Walt Whitman
Specimen Days is essentially the great American poet Walt Whitman's scrap book. It documents most of his life's adventures, especially his e…
Bonaparte in Egypt and the Egyptians of To-day
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Haji A. Browne
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…
A Little Swiss Sojourn
Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
William Dean Howells
A charming brief account of a two months' autumnal stay on the shores of the Lake of Geneva. Howells, who was there with his family travelin…
The Rome Express
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Arthur Griffiths
The passengers in the sleeping car of the Rome Express were just woken and informed that they will reach Paris soon, and a bustle ensues. On…
Visits To The Dead In The Catacombs Of Rome
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George Washington Greene
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,…
The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson
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James Boswell
An anecdotal account of the journey undertaken by James Boswell and Samuel Johnson to the Scottish Highlands and the Hebrides Islands - Summ…
Haunted London
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Walter Thornbury and George Walter Thornbury
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 g…
Through Glacier Park; Seeing America First With Howard Eaton (version 2)
Read by David Wales
Mary Roberts Rinehart
This is the first of two travelogues published by Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876-1958). Both deal with Glacier National Park. (The other is e…
The Tower Of London
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Arthur Poyser
Description. History. “… those who read this book and have no opportunity of visiting the Tower expect that the characters in the moving d…
À margem da história
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Euclides da Cunha and Euclides Da Cunha
À margem da história foi a primeira das obras póstumas de Euclides da Cunha, tentando recolher os muitos textos esparso…
Southern Arabia
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Theodore Bent
Southern Arabia recounts a threatening four-month journey into North Eastern Ethiopia by the Bents. These brave travelers were the first to …