Travel Books
Travels through the states of North America, and the provinces of Upper and Lower Canada
Isaac WeldAn enthusiastic admirer of the beauties of nature, the scenery of the countries through which he passed did not fail to attract a great part of his attention; and interspersed through the book will be..
Travels in Nova Scotia in the Year 1913
C. G. HineNova Scotia was a sudden inspiration, induced by the enthusiasm of a friend who had enjoyed a recent vacation here, and after some correspondence with Nova Scotians who knew their country, I selected ..
Unnoticed London
Elizabeth MontizambertThe following brief account of a few of the things that have interested me in London is not intended for the use of the inveterate sightseer, for whom so many admirable and complete fingerposts to the..
Among Cannibals
Carl LumholtzIn the year 1880 I undertook an expedition to Australia, partly at the expense of the University of Christiania, with the object of making collections for the zoological and zootomical museums of the ..
The Wild North Land
William Francis ButlerPeople are supposed to have an object in every journey they undertake in this world. A man goes to Africa to look for the Nile, to Rome to see the Coliseum or St. Peter’s; and once, I believe, a certa..
Venice
Mary Sturge GrettonVENICE herself is poetry, and creates a poet out of the dullest clay.” It was a poet who spoke, and his clay was instinct with the breath of genius. But it is true that Venice lends wings to duller cl..
Ten Years in Washington
Mary ClemmerTen Years in Washington or, Inside Life and Scenes in Our National Capital as a Woman Sees Them to Which Is Added a Full Account of the Life and Death of President James A. Garfield. ..
South Africa; vol I
Anthony TrollopeThat was what had just been done in the Transvaal when my idea of going to South Africa had ripened itself into a resolution. Clearly there was an additional reason for going. ..