Travel Books
The Worst Journey in the World
Apsley Cherry-GarrardThe Worst Journey in the World is a memoir of the 1910–1913 British Antarctic Expedition led by Robert Falcon Scott...
The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa Volume I
David LivingstoneIn the midst of the universal sorrow caused by the intelligence that Dr. Livingstone had lost his life at the furthest point to which he had penetrated in his search for the true sources of the Nile, ..
American Notes
Rudyard KiplingAn interesting account of Kipling's travels in the USA and his reflections on what he found in 19th century America. Kipling's shares generally unflattering observations of Americans during his visits..
A Campfire Girl's Test of Friendship
Jane L. StewartA Campfire Girl's Test of Friendship is juvenile fiction story written by Jane L. Stewart...
The World of Waters
Mrs. David OsborneThe World of Waters (A Peaceful Progress o'er the Unpathed Sea) is a juvenile travel fiction written by Mrs. David Osborne. It is not my purpose to detain you with a long preface, because I am aw..
Segunda parte de la crónica del Perú, que trata del señorio de los Incas
Pedro de Cieza de LeónSegunda parte de la crónica del Perú, que trata del señorio de los Incas Yupanquis y de sus grandes hechos y gobernacion...
Beasts, Men and Gods
Ferdynand Antoni OssendowskiBeasts, Men and Gods is an account of an epic journey, filled with perils and narrow escapes, in the mold of The Lord of the Rings.The difference is: it’s all true. Ferdinand Ossendowski was..
The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52
Louise AmeliaThe Shirley Letters, written in the pioneer days of 1851 and 1852, were hailed throughout the country as the first-born of California literature. Mrs. Clappe, their author, was the one woman who depic..