Books tagged with Travel[20 found]
Glimpses of Bengal
by Rabindranath Tagore
Categories: Non-Fiction » Travel
A vivid collection of essays and reflections capturing the culture, landscapes, and people of Bengal. Through personal observation and lyrical insight, it offers a rich portrait of a region’s traditions, daily life, and the spirit of its communities.
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Musk-Ox, Bison, Sheep and Goat
by Owen Wister
Categories: Non-Fiction » Travel
With Caspar Whitney and George Bird Grinnell, the book is a vivid exploration of North America’s great game animals—musk-ox, bison, sheep, and goat which blends natural history with frontier adventure. Through keen observation and firsthand experience, it captures the majesty of wild creatures, the thrill of the hunt, and the vanishing wilderness of a continent on the edge of change.
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Chinese Pictures: Notes on Photographs Made in China
by Isabella L. Bird
Categories: Non-Fiction » Travel
Through striking glimpses of nineteenth-century China, this work blends vivid observation with cultural insight. From bustling cities to remote villages, it reveals a land of contrast and beauty, offering a rare, thoughtful portrait of Chinese life during a time of profound change.
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Korea and Her Neighbors
by Isabella L. Bird
Categories: Non-Fiction » Travel
A vivid travelogue exploring Korea and its surrounding regions, filled with detailed observations of landscapes, culture, and daily life. Through keen insight and adventurous journeys, it offers readers an engaging portrait of a distant land and its people.
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The Englishwoman in America
by Isabella L. Bird
Categories: Non-Fiction » Travel
A fearless traveler crosses the Atlantic and rides rough stages, lake steamers, and prairie wagons through the raw United States—Boston parlors to frontier cabins, Niagara’s spray to Rocky Mountain snows. With sharp, curious eyes she weighs manners, politics, faith, and food, meeting strangers who prove America’s contradictions: restless, generous, harsh, and endlessly surprising.
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The Hawaiian Archipelago
by Isabella L. Bird
Categories: Non-Fiction » Travel
A journey through the islands’ volcanic landscapes, lush valleys, and vibrant cultures reveals the beauty and complexity of Hawaii in the 19th century. Observations of nature, society, and adventure paint a vivid portrait of an archipelago both enchanting and untamed.
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Among the Tibetans
by Isabella L. Bird
Categories: Non-Fiction » Travel
A vivid travel memoir tracing a daring journey through the rugged Tibetan highlands. The narrator braves treacherous trails, icy rivers, and remote monasteries, immersing in the vibrant culture and spiritual life of the Tibetan people. With keen observation, the account captures their customs, resilience, and mystique, painting an evocative portrait of a land both enchanting and untamed.
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The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither
by Isabella L. Bird
Categories: Non-Fiction » Travel
A daring journey unfolds through the lush jungles and bustling ports of nineteenth-century Southeast Asia. With keen eyes and fearless spirit, a traveler captures the beauty, danger, and wonder of lands rarely seen by Westerners, revealing a vivid portrait of cultures, landscapes, and the courage to explore the unknown.
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A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains
by Isabella L. Bird
Categories: Non-Fiction » Travel
A fearless Englishwoman explores the untamed Rocky Mountains in the 1870s, riding solo through rugged peaks and frontier towns. Her vivid letters capture thrilling encounters with outlaws, wildlife, and settlers, blending adventure with sharp insights into a wild, changing West
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Serbia: A Sketch
by Helen Leah Reed
Categories: Non-Fiction » Travel
A vivid portrayal of a nation’s spirit, history, and culture, offering insight into its people and struggles. Through keen observation and thoughtful reflection, it captures the resilience, traditions, and aspirations that define a country at a pivotal moment in its story.
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The Alhambra
by Washington Irving
Categories: Non-Fiction » Travel
A rich tapestry of tales, legends, and history unfolds within the Alhambra palace. Blending romance, mystery, and cultural insight, the stories transport readers to a world of Moorish splendor, intrigue, and timeless wonder.
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Canoeing in the wilderness
by Henry David Thoreau
Categories: Non-Fiction » Travel
A solitary adventurer paddles through Maine’s untamed rivers and lakes, immersed in pristine forests and tranquil waters. With keen eyes, he observes wildlife, native guides, and the raw beauty of the wilderness. This reflective journey, rich with vivid details, celebrates nature’s majesty and the quiet revelations of a soul attuned to the wild’s timeless rhythm in 19th-century America.
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History of a Six Weeks' Tour Through a Part of France Switzerland Germany and Holland
by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Categories: Non-Fiction » Travel
A vivid travel memoir recounts a six-week journey across France, Switzerland, Germany, and Holland. Through keen observation and personal reflection, it captures landscapes, culture, and encounters, offering an intimate glimpse of Europe’s beauty and character in the early 19th century.
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Rambles in Germany and Italy in 1840, 1842, and 1843
by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Categories: Non-Fiction » Travel
A keen observer journeys through Rhineland towns and Alpine passes to the sunlit forums of Italy, tracing art, politics, and private grief in the wake of revolution. Letters and sketches mingle with sharp portraits of salons, studios, and ruins, revealing how beauty, history, and restless modernity remake a traveler’s convictions—and the heart that carries them.
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Italian Hours
by Henry James
Categories: Non-Fiction » Travel
A rich collection of essays captures the landscapes, art, and daily life of Italy. Through keen observation, reflection, and literary elegance, it offers vivid impressions of cities, countryside, and culture, blending travel writing with profound insight.
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain
Categories: Non-Fiction » Travel
A rebellious boy and a runaway slave forge an unlikely bond, drifting down the Mississippi River on a rickety raft. Through wild escapades and encounters with swindlers, feuds, and kind-hearted strangers, they confront the hypocrisy and cruelty of a divided society, finding freedom and humanity in their shared journey. A vibrant tale of friendship and moral awakening
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The Innocents Abroad
by Mark Twain
Categories: Non-Fiction » Travel
A band of American sightseers sails across the Atlantic and Mediterranean, charging into Old World ruins, relics, and rituals with loud curiosity and sharper jokes. Letters home skewer guides, monarchs, and holy souvenirs, while wonder keeps breaking through the satire. A comic travelogue where naiveté and nerve meet history—and every landmark earns a punchline.
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A Tramp Abroad
by Mark Twain
Categories: Non-Fiction » Travel
A roguish American traveler wanders through Europe’s heart, from the Alps to Italy, with a sharp eye and sharper wit. His misadventures—climbing peaks, dodging scams, and mocking cultural quirks—paint a hilarious portrait of 19th-century travel. Blending satire and vivid sketches, this journey celebrates the absurdities of human nature and the charm of a world seen through a skeptic’s lens.
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Following the Equator
by Mark Twain
Categories: Non-Fiction » Travel
A vivid travel narrative chronicling a journey around the world, blending adventure, humor, and keen social observation. Through encounters with diverse cultures, landscapes, and people, it offers sharp insights into humanity, society, and the quirks of life across the globe.
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Roughing It
by Mark Twain
Categories: Non-Fiction » Travel
A young greenhorn heads West and tumbles into stagecoach jolts, desert mirages, silver-mine stampedes, and newspaper shenanigans. From rough camps and vigilantes to Mormon parlors and the Sandwich Islands’ surf, mishaps pile into tall tales and hard-earned truths, charting how a carefree drifter is forged—by hunger, luck, and laughter—into a storyteller of the frontier.
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