Travel
- Explorations in Nature and Travel
- Pioneering Journeys: Memoirs of Exploration
- Journeys Through History
- Epic Journeys of Exploration
- Philosophical Travelogues
The Mentor
The Mentor Association was established to increase interest and knowledge among the public in the areas of art, literature, science, nature,…
Old Hampshire Vignettes
Old Hampshire Vignettes invites listeners into the serene landscapes and rich experiences of the Hampshire Valley through the eyes of Mary E…
Im Herzen von Afrika
Schweinfurth trat 1868 im Auftrag der Humboldt-Stiftung in Berlin eine große Reise nach Afrika an. 1869 reiste er von Khartum aus nila…
The Seven Seas
This is a collection of some of the poetry of Rudyard Kipling, These poems are centered around travelling, many of which may have been writt…
Australian Miscellany
A collection in celebration of 2012 Year of Reading Australia. Readers chose fiction, non fiction and poetry - we only asked that the readin…
Our Search for a Wilderness
In 1908-1909, Mary Blair Beebe and her husband, C. William Beebe made two private expeditions to Venezuela and British Guiana, exploring and…
Through East Anglia In A Motor Car
The beginning of the last century saw an increasing popularity of the motor car as a viable method of transport for a significant number of …
Through Glacier Park
In Through Glacier Park, Mary Roberts Rinehart invites listeners on a captivating journey through one of America's most stunning natural lan…
Letters Written During a Short Residence in Sweden, Norway and Denmark
Published in 1796, Letters Written During a Short Residence in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark is a personal travel narrative by the eighteenth-…
Exeter
Exeter, county town of Devon, is one of England's most historic cities with remains of the Roman occupation and medieval times still on view…
Pathfinders of the Great Plains
Pathfinders of the Great Plains chronicles the daring expedition of the La Verendrye brothers as they embark on a quest to discover an overl…
Going Abroad?
Going abroad for a holiday or business is always exciting, but we can only imagine how exciting it would have been in 1900 to board a steame…
Four Months in a Sneak-Box
The kind reception by the American press of the author's first journey to the great southern sea, and its republication in Great Britain and…
The Tower Of London
Description. History. “… those who read this book and have no opportunity of visiting the Tower expect that the characters in the moving d…
A History of the Comstock Silver Lode and Mines
This is a brief account of the Comstock Lode silver mines, and description of the geographic features of the state of Nevada including the r…
A Guide Book of Art, Architecture, and Historic Interests in Pennsylvania
This book was curated by the State Federation of Pennsylvania Women for tourists' use on a journey to Pennsylvania. Each of Pennsylvania's 6…
Camp and Trail
Stewart Edward White was a popular and respected novelist who set his stories on the western frontier and in the wilderness. For his novels …
Things Seen in Venice
Venice, once among the most powerful states of the Western world, now a much-visited but still romantic city of canals, architecture and art…
An Inland Voyage
As a young man, Stevenson wished to be financially independent and began his literary career by writing travelogues. This is his first publi…
On the Trail of Don Quixote
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…